RCA CTC-4 assembly line.

[Steve D.]

Originally Posted by Phototone

As a commercial photographer with 40 years experience, I have shot promotional shots like this of products in "assembly line" conditions practically all my life. There is no relation to reality in this type of shot. It is all staged to make a good photo. No doubt the building is correct, but the arrangement of sets, and banners and people is ALL FOR THE PHOTO.

Mentioned this as a possible publicity shot setup in the initial post at the start of this thead. I would have hoped the photog had used Kodachrome in the original photo. Much as in the well known obvious RCA CT-100 publicity shot. Notice the sets are turned almost 180 degrees from the mirrors that should be reflecting the screens & the CT-100's are canted toward the camera on the assembly line.
Very few pictures of RCA's color production line in the 50's have surfaced.

-Steve D.