XEW radio photographs (collection of 7 + 2 duplicate); Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta & 1930s jazz singers and bands, Mexico City
Mexico City: XEW Radio, [ca. 1935].
5" x 8" photograph collection depicting early XEW radio personalities, singers, and bands from the Golden Age of Mexico Cinema entertainment (ca. 1935). Sepia photos are set on heavy, cream-toned pages, slightly curved at the edges; one image has 2 staple marks along the left edge. 7 individual images, 2 additional duplicate images (9 total). XEW radio was established by Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta, who is spotted in two of the group photographs.
. Item #241"XEW began regular broadcasts at 20:00 CST on September 18, 1930. Broadcasting from a room (later to become a proper studio) at the Olympia Cinema on 16 September Street in Mexico City, it initially was powered at only 5,000 watts. For much of its history, XEW-AM was the most powerful AM radio station in North America." (wikipedia).
Price: $250.00
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