Untitled (van with camera on roof, National Broadcasting Company) 1938

Editor: So, this black and white photograph, "Untitled (van with camera on roof, National Broadcasting Company)" by Harris & Ewing, shows two vintage NBC vans. The inverted tones give it a somewhat eerie, dreamlike feel. What catches your eye when you look at it? Curator: The way technology is humanized here. Look at the man interacting with the van; it's almost intimate. I wonder, were they aware they were shaping the future of how we experience the world, one broadcast at a time? It gives me the shivers. Editor: I hadn't thought of it that way! So, it's less about the equipment and more about that human-tech relationship. Curator: Precisely! It's like a premonition, a visual poem about where we were headed. Gave me goosebumps then, and it still does.