Colorful vintage linen postcard showing an audience and radio orchestra inside an NBC broadcasting auditorium at Rockefeller Center in New York City. A collectible for fans of vintage radio, NBC history, New York landmarks, music, and broadcast architecture.
Captioned “Auditorium of N.B.C., World’s Largest Broadcasting Studio, Rockefeller Center, New York,” the card depicts a purpose-built NBC radio facility from the network’s early Rockefeller Center era. The scene shows a large audience facing an orchestra beneath dramatic curtains and overhead acoustic panels.
The printed reverse states that the auditorium seated 1,300 spectators and measured 78 feet wide by 132 feet long. It also notes that the room was suspended from the ceiling and walls to help reduce outside noise, reflecting the specialized construction used for live radio broadcasts. The performers and specific program are unidentified, so the image should not be interpreted as documenting a particular broadcast without additional evidence.
Based on its linen format, printing style, and subject, the card is estimated to date from the late 1930s to the early 1940s. This is an informed estimate, not a confirmed printing date. The exact year cannot be determined from the card alone. 42269 appears to be a publisher’s image or stock number rather than a date. The publisher is unconfirmed.
Postcard Details
- Subject: NBC broadcasting auditorium and radio orchestra
- Location: Rockefeller Center, New York City
- Historical Context: Early network radio broadcasting during NBC’s Rockefeller Center era
- Themes: Vintage radio, music, architecture, broadcasting, and New York City landmarks
- Type: Vintage printed linen postcard
- Card Number: 42269
- Print Date: Estimated late 1930s to early 1940s; exact year unconfirmed
- Publisher: Unconfirmed / unidentified
- Postal Status: Unposted / unused
- Reverse: Divided back with a printed auditorium description
- Country of Manufacture: United States; marked “Made in USA”
- Color: Color
- Orientation: Landscape
- Unit of Sale: Single postcard
Shipping
Ships in a protective postcard sleeve inside a rigid “Do Not Bend” cardboard envelope.
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