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International News Photos Soundphoto Division exhibit booth in Lobby 7 showing radio and soundphoto receiver. Original Credit Line: International News Photos, Inc.

Original Caption: "Introducing Frequency Modulation in Picture Transmission Cambridge, Mass.....In above photo combo, at left is portrait of Wendell Wilkie, Republican presidential aspirant and at right a spot new picture of Dr. Karl T. Compton, president of M.I.T., both transmitted by soundphoto and frequency modulation. Center photo shows the I. N. P. exhibit at M. I. T.- showing the standard type of home radio used in picking up the frequency modulation picture transmission signals which were fed into a soundphoto receiver at right. Those in picture are standing, left to right, Harold Sampson, General Electric representative; Paul De Mars, technical director of the Yankee Network and Walter Howey, managing editor of the Boston Hearst Papers. In foreground, recording the picture transmissions is John R. Hancock, supervisor of International News Soundphoto System. (N.Y.STATE.CHI.CLE.WASH.BALT.MCK.PIT.DET.PRO.) W6/4/40".