XEW radio photographs (set of 7 + 2 duplicate); Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta & 1930s jazz singers and bands, Mexico City
Mexico City: XEW Radio, coa. 1935. 5"x8" photograph set depicting early XEW radio celebrities; singers and bands from the Golden Age of Mexico City entertainment (ca. 1935). Black and white photos are set on heavy, sepia 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 in this set). XEW radio was established by Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta, who can be 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 the most powerful AM radio station in North America." (wikipedia [dot] com).
Price: $240.00