Emerson Radio
date: label: date made
content: ca 1938
label: date made
content: ca 1940
name: label: maker
content: Emerson Radio and Television Corporation
label: maker
content: Emerson Radio Corporation
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This radio dates from the late 1930s. By this time radio had become the dominant form of home entertainment in the United States. Americans were glued to their sets to hear their favorite programs, be captivated by sports events, and stay updated with the latest news. Throughout the decade, President Franklin Roosevelt used this popular medium to reach out to Americans with his “Fireside Chats.” On September 3, 1939, he gave his famous talk on the outbreak of the European war.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Radio
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Family & Social Life
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content: Communications
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content: 1939 exhibit
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Virginia Lee Grimes
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.333803
label: catalog number
content: 333803
label: accession number
content: 302703
objectType: label: Object Name
content: radio receiver
label: Object Name
content: receiver
label: Other Terms
content: receiver; Radio
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 3/4 in x 16 1/2 in x 8 1/4 in; 27.305 cm x 41.91 cm x 20.955 cm