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These photographs were taken during the visit of the Argentine Technical Envoy, Don Juan Jose Vistalli, to EMI in August 1948 (the Argentinians were investigating British television at the time). [Note: Don Juan Jose Vistalli was the technical advisor to the Presidential Committee for co-ordination of the Argentine 5 year plan. Don Juan Jose Vistalli was met by Sir Ernest Fiske, Chairman of EMI. Then he was introduced to Issac Shoenberg, Director of EMI Research. Others introduced were J D McGee, J E L Cairns, LF Broadway and B R Greenhead who were part of the team that developed the first practical electronic television system.] The photographs were taken by ACK Ware (photos) Ltd, Pomeroy House, 28A, Basinghall Street, London, EC2, a photographic company that took corporate photographs for EMI. The copyright position is unclear but it is possible that the commerical arrangement between photographic agency and company resulted in EMI holding the copyright. Other photographs by this agency for EMI Records in the 1950s show the copyright holder as EMI Archive Trust/EMI Records. Copyright is likely to last until 2018. Identified images include; NAEST 62/8/42. Argentina Technical Envoy and Head of EMI Sales (image 643/32). NAEST 62/8/45. Argentina Technical Envoy and Sir Ernest Fisk (Managing Director of EMI) (image 644/13). NAEST 62/8/47. Smith's HMV radiomobile car radio (image 643/37). NAEST 62/8/48. EMI BTRI first quarter inch tape audio recorder (image 643/19). NAEST 62/8/50. Outside of Dawley Road No.1 factory (image 644/10). NAEST 62/8/53. School used as patent department - walking to research laboratories (image 645/8). NAEST 62/8/54. Emiscope CRT for TV set (image 643/35). NAEST 62/8/55. Clean room assembling electron guns (image 643/4). NAEST 62/8/56. Image with head office on left (image 645/6). NAEST 62/8/57. D Cairns, head of pickup tube production (image 643/3). NAEST 62/8/59. EMI flying spot telecine prototype (image 645/27). NAEST 62/8/60. Bernhard Greenhead with Emitron camera pickup tube (image 645/24). NAEST 62/8/61. Making CPS Emitrons (image 643/9). NAEST 62/8/63. EMI disc recorders for BBC (image 643/29). NAEST 62/8/64. BTR1 quarter inch audio tape recorder (image 643/16). NAEST 62/8/68. Emiscope CRT's + EMI klystrons (image 643/34). NAEST 62/8/69. HMV domestic appliances (image 643/33). NAEST 62/8/71. Head unit for microwave link (image 643/20). NAEST 62/8/73. EMI Alpha range of batteries (image 643/22). NAEST 62/8/76. BBC Newsreel cameraman (newsreel in BBC Archives) (image 644/19). NAEST 62/8/85. EMI manufactured torches for 1948 Olympics on wall in background (image 643/15).