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public tv network launched may 16, 1954 owned by the ford foundation. shut down october 4, 1970

It pbs but old...

1st logo - 1954 to 1955

extremely rare opening. from "Great Ideas: War and peace", clipped by googlechrom3297

extremely rare closing. from "Great Ideas: War and peace", clipped by googlechrom3297

1954/10/08. from "The magic window", clipped by googlechrom3297

1955. from "Parents And Dr. Spock", clipped by aldenpbs

1955, superimposed. from "Children's Corner", clipped by googlechrom3297

1955, ultra rare opening. from "The finder: The riverboat race", clipped by googlechrom3297

1955, ultra rare closing. from "The finder: The riverboat race", clipped by googlechrom3297

Nicknames: "NET Map of America"

Visuals: hand-drawn

Audio: Mic

Rarity: Ultra Rare

CLG note: "This logo, despite being basic, is an interesting peek at the very early years of what would become PBS, back when it was a limited service for distributing educational films produced by local stations nationally."

2nd logo - 1955 to 1958

1955. clipped by googlechrom3297

1955, no announcer. from "Religion of man", clipped by googlechrom3297

1955, extended announcer. from "Parents and Dr. Spock", clipped by SBIMoonSquid

1955, rare alt voiceover opening. from E7 of "The Challenge of Foreign Policy", clipped by googlechrom3297

1955, rare alt voiceover closing. from E7 of "The Challenge of Foreign Policy", clipped by googlechrom3297

1956, opening. from "Books and Ideas", clipped by TheVintageTVArchive

1956, closing. from "Books and Ideas", clipped by TheVintageTVArchive

1957, opening. from "America looks abroad: Africa: Colonialism", clipped by googlechrom3297

1957, closing. from "America looks abroad: Africa: Colonialism", clipped by googlechrom3297

1957, closing. from "The Born Criminal", clipped by MJandST2926

1957, rare voice-over variant. from "Searchlights on Delinquency", clipped by jordanrioslogovaultisnolon6085

1957, rare announcer. from "The tales of Poindexter", clipped by googlechrom3297

1957, rare inverted opening. from "The art of the theatre", clipped by googlechrom3297

1957, rare inverted closing. from "The art of the theatre", clipped by googlechrom3297

1958, opening. from "People are Taught to be Different", clipped by OckGypsy

1958, closing. from "People are Taught to be Different", clipped by OckGypsy

1958, id. from "The Exceptional Child: The Blind", clipped by jadsi3

1958, no announcer. from "Archeology and the Bible", clipped by googlechrom3297

1958, rare announcer. from "Essentials of freedom: Freedom of communication", clipped by googlechrom3297

Nicknames: "NET Map of America II"

Visuals: camera-controlled and cel animation

Audio: Microfone

Rarity: Very Rare

CLG note: "This is the first NET logo to feature animation, albeit limited."

3rd logo - 1957 to 1959

1958. from "A large speck of progress", clipped by googlechrom3297 from FuzzyMemoriesTV

1958. from "Sing hi...sing lo", clipped by googlechrom3297 from SabuCat_Productions

1958. from "The great opposites", clipped by googlechrom3297

1958, it look different. from "From Capitol Hill", clipped by aldenpbs

1959, silent opening. from "Decision: The Constitution in action", clipped by googlechrom3297

1959, rare announcer. from "Invention in Dance", clipped by googlechrom3297

1959. from "The Exceptional Child", clipped by jordanrioslogovaultisnolon6085

1959. from S1E25 of "Search for America", clipped by jordanrioslogovaultisnolon6085

1959. from "The Revolution in Europe's Role in the World", clipped by TVRomanceFan1993

Nicknames: "The NET Circle"

Visuals: hand painted

Audio: Mic UP

Rarity: Very Rare

4th logo - 1958

clipped by jadsi3

rare announcer. from "Adventuring in the hand arts" clipped by googlechrom3297

invert. from S1E5 of "The Subject Is Jazz" clipped by PlasmaStorm24

Nicknames: "ETVNETETV"

Visuals: hand painted

Rarity: Extremely Rare

CLG note: "This logo appears to be used for NBC co-productions, since all of its known appearances have been on such."

5th logo - 1958

from S1E2 of "The Subject Is Jazz", clipped by PlasmaStorm24

Nicknames: "Boxes" "Unearthed Obscure Treasure" "Epitome of 50's" "Deco Carpet Design"

Visuals: hand painted

Rarity: Extremely Rare

AVID note: "This logo is an oddity, as this logo's existence was practically unknown until Kennedy Center Education Digital Learning uploaded The Subject is Jazz: Performance on October 29, 2018. Its similarity to the NBC "Chimes" logo may or may not be a coincidence, as The Subject is Jazz was a co-production with NBC."

CLG note: "This is an interesting precursor to the 1960 logo."

6th logo - 1959 to 1961

1959. from "That Free Men May Live: Martin Luther King, Jr.", clipped by OckGypsy

1959. from "Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt", clipped by aldenpbs

1959, cut off. from S1E3 of "Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt", clipped by AlternativeTelevision

1960. clipped by googlechrom3297

1960, faded. from "Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt", clipped by aldenpbs

1960, rare announcer. from "The american mind: Poor richard's philosophy" clipped by googlechrom3297

1960, rare announcer. from "Laughter's a funny business" clipped by googlechrom3297

1961. from S1E3 of "Anatomy of a Revolution" clipped by TheVintageTVArchive

Nicknames: "NET in a House", " The NET House"

Visuals: hand painted

Rarity: Extremely Rare

CLG note: "This is most likely a prototype for the next logo below. The design of it is rough."

7th logo - 1960 to 1964

clipped by PTVhistoryproject

extremely rare inverted. from "Perspectives", clipped by googlechrom3297

1960. from S1E11 of "Anatomy of a Revolution", clipped by themightyfinder4734

1961. clipped by googlechrom3297

1961. from S1E10 of "Heritage", clipped by jordanrioslogovaultisnolon6085

1961. from S1E5 of "Intertel", clipped by TheVintageTVArchive

1962. from "The American business system", clipped by googlechrom3297

1962. from "Computer and The Mind of Man", clipped by googlechrom3297

1962, perspectives. from "Perspectives", clipped by TheVintageTVArchive

1963, rare announcer. from S1E10 of "At Issue", clipped by googlechrom3297

1964. from S1E3 of "As Fairs Go", clipped by googlechrom3297

1964. from S1E69 of "At Issue", clipped by googlechrom3297

1964. from "As Fairs Go", clipped by aldenpbs

1964. clipped by sleepisaluxury

1964, id. from S1E8 of "Pathfinders", clipped by TheVintageTVArchive

1964, rare announcer. from S1E30 of "At Issue", clipped by googlechrom3297

1964, rare. from a workprint of S1E6 of "Local Issue", clipped by googlechrom3297

Somethings Off. clipped by Bcollein0816
presents. clipped by Bcollein0816

Nicknames: "The Carpet", "The NET House II", "The House on TV Static"

Visuals: hand painted

Audio: Edward R. Murrow was the announcer until October 1962

Rarity: Uncommon

AVID note: "While it is not as widely remembered as the later logos and future PBS logos, this is one of the first to be recognized more widely than the previous logos."

CLG note: "The background looks like they just aimed the camera at the floor, further evidenced by the visible camera lens on the zoomed-in variants."

8th logo - 1961 to 1970

1963, b&w. from S1E222 of "What's New", clipped by googlechrom3297

1969. from "What's New", clipped by campingramen1841

1970, opening. from "What's New", clipped by aldenpbs

Nicknames: "Animated 3 Kids" "Marching Band Children" "Backwards Musical Trio" "Sparkles on Jeans"

Visuals: cel animation

CLG note: "An unusual logo, given that this doesn't use the house design from previous logos (and drastic overall compared to the logo it was used in tandem with)."

9th logo - 1964 to 1967

1965, sepia opening. from S1E7 of "Changing World", clipped by googlechrom3297

1965, sepia closing. from S1E7 of "Changing World", clipped by googlechrom3297

1965, alt music. from "Aaron Copland: Music in the Twenties", clipped by theboilogos1989

1965, extremely rare portuguese variant. from "Population Problems", clipped by googlechrom3297

1966. from "NET Playhouse", clipped by EArchivist

1966, still+open matte. from "Great Decisions '66", clipped by [1]

Waiiiit. clipped by RatmanRaymond

Nicknames: "NET Fire Cage", "The Dancing Birdcage", "Buffering YouTube Dots"

Visuals: cel animation and live footage

Audio:: brass orchestra

Rarity: Very Rare

AVID note: "While it is not as widely remembered as the later logos and future PBS logos, this is one of the first to be recognized more widely than the previous logos."

CLG note: "The background looks like they just aimed the camera at the floor, further evidenced by the visible camera lens on the zoomed-in variants."

10th logo - 1967 to 1970

1967. from "Conversation with Dean Rusk", clipped by SBIMoonSquid

1967, rare announcer. from "NET Journal", clipped by jadsi3

1968. from "The American Image", clipped by NovaMediaArchive

1968. from "Black Journal", clipped by LogicSmash

1968. from "Cities of the world: Peking remembered", clipped by googlechrom3297

1968, x2. from S1E1 of "Black Journal", clipped by logobox8947

1968, b&w+rare announcer. from "NET Festival", clipped by mitchellsvideovault

1968, b&w. from "NET Journal", clipped by jadsi3

1968, b&w. from "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood May 2017 Twitch Marathon", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1968, extremely rare announcer voice line. from "A Hand up", clipped by googlechrom3297

1969. from "NET Festival", clipped by TheVintageTVArchive

1969/02/16 id. from "Conversations with Clare Booth Luce", clipped by TheVintageTVArchive

1969. from S1E13 of "The President's Men", clipped by Nin-Re from americanarchive.org

1969. from "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood May 2017 Twitch Marathon", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1969. from "NET Journal", clipped by jadsi3

1969. from S1E2 of "To Save Tomorrow", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1969. from "Conversations with Clare Booth Luce", clipped by aldenpbs

1970/06/30, special. from "Assessment of Cambodia", clipped by TheVintageTVArchive

1970, b&w+rare announcer. from S1E285 of "NET Journal", clipped by TheVintageTVArchive

1970, pink+still. from "Our Vanishing Wilderness", clipped by aldenpbs

1970, closing. from "NET Journal", clipped by Nin-Re

1970, special. from "UN Security Council Session on Airline Hijacking", clipped by googlechrom3297

1970, rare shortened variant. from "Assessment of Cambodia", clipped by aldenpbs

1968, extremely rare text. from "Black Journal", clipped by TheLogoProspector

Nicknames: "The Roof", "The Most Iconic NET Logo", "The NET House III"

Visuals: cel animation

Audio: Eric Siday - Plenipotentiary

Rarity: Rare

AVID note: "This is by far the most well-known NET logo. With its mellotron fanfare, the announcer, the dark background, and the low audio and grainy film quality, it gained a reputation for frightening children who grew up with Mister Rogers' Neighborhood or Sesame Street."

CLG note: "The most well-known NET logo. With its mellotron fanfare, announcer, dark background, and poor audio and grainy film quality gaining a reputation of frightening children who grew up with Mister Rogers' Neighborhood or Sesame Street, it's one of the more fascinating logos in the history of NET/PBS."

Spida factor: Spida think... The most NET LOGO It have aanfare and Scare logos Mistor Rogers SESUME STURT

11th logo - 1970 to 1971

1970. from S1E38 of "Realities", clipped by TheVintageTVArchive

1970, special events. from "NET Special: President's Report on Indochina", clipped by TheVintageTVArchive

1970. from "Black Journal", clipped by TheVintageTVArchive

1970, extended w/ different announcer. from "Our Vanishing Wilderness", clipped by aldenpbs

1970, fanfare+alt music. from "Fanfare", clipped by jadsi3 from liveklassics5112

1971. from S1E16 of "Realities", clipped by TheVintageTVArchive

1971, b&w realities. from S1E23 of "Realities", clipped by TheVintageTVArchive

1971, children's theatre. from "The Boy and the Turtle", clipped by ZMBsWorldwideLogoArchive

1970, filmed realities. from S1E6 of "Realities", clipped by Nin-Re

1971, b&w. from "NET Journal", clipped by aldenpbs

1971, b&w filmed. from "Justice?", clipped by Nin-Re

1971, announcer. from S1E8 of "The Great American Dream Machine", clipped by aldenpbs

1970/71, children's theatre. clipped by SBIMoonSquid

Nicknames: "Scanimate Letters" "Whose Logo Is This Really?" "Contender for Best Scanimated Logo" "Isn't this WNET's?" "NET still existed?" "The EBC NET" "NET/WNDT's Post-Merge"

Visuals: scanimate by Dolphin Productions

Audio: synth

Rarity: Rare

AVID note: "The logo was debated for a while to be either for WNET or NET, as it was widely believed that NET was replaced in 1970 by PBS. However, recent discoveries have shown that it was for the latter."

CLG note: "This is highly regarded as one of the most advanced logos of its time, and looks even better than some of the later Scanimate logos. It's extremely unique, and was later reused and improved upon for its use on WNET. It was also highly debated if it was the original NET's logo or WNET's due to its confusing usage on both of the station's shows and their relationship and interactions with each other. Plus, WNET carried an entirely different logo at the time even though it was known as WDNT (but was retooled with the WNET name as an in-credit notice in 1971). Regardless, this is an interesting logo."

12th logo - 1971 to 1972

1971. from "Soul!", clipped by aldenpbs from MrPiza73

1971. from S1E39 of "Black Journal", clipped by BrokenSaw1

1971, prototype. from "Realities", clipped by aldenpbs

1972, smoother version. from "Surveillance: Who's Watching...?", clipped by aldenpbs

Visuals: most likely also made by Dolphin Productions

Audio: same synth as previous logo

13th logo - 1970 to 1972

1970, opening. from "The Black Journal", clipped by aldenpbs

1970, closing. from S1E286 of "NET Journal", clipped by aldenpbs

1970, closing. from "Soul!", clipped by SBIMoonSquid

Visuals: printed card

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 === 11th logo - 1970 to 1971 ===
-{{TBA}}
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 '''Nicknames:''' "Scanimate Letters" "Whose Logo Is This Really?" "Contender for Best Scanimated Logo" "Isn't this WNET's?" "NET still existed?" "The EBC NET" "NET/WNDT's Post-Merge"
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 '''Audio:''' synth
 '''{{Rarity}}''' {{Rare}}
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 ----
-=== 12th logo - 1970 to 1972 ===
+=== 12th logo - 1971 to 1972 ===
-{{TBA}}
+{{YouTube|id=sr37u72XTQY|description=1971. from "Soul!", clipped by [https://www.youtube.com/@aldenpbs aldenpbs] from [https://www.youtube.com/@MrPiza73 MrPiza73]|id2=JBO_xnw7XTs|description2=1971. from S1E39 of "Black Journal", clipped by [https://www.youtube.com/@BrokenSaw1 BrokenSaw1]|id3=QMW0BeZQOhA|description3=1971, prototype. from "Realities", clipped by [https://www.youtube.com/@aldenpbs aldenpbs]|id4=T3QD4BjA_hE|description4=1972, smoother version. from "Surveillance: Who's Watching...?", clipped by [https://www.youtube.com/@aldenpbs aldenpbs]}}
+'''Visuals:''' most likely also made by [[Dolphin Productions]]
+'''Audio:''' same synth as previous logo
+----
+=== 13th logo - 1970 to 1972 ===
+{{YouTube|id=e6l4-Enm7RY|description=1970, opening. from "The Black Journal", clipped by [https://www.youtube.com/@aldenpbs aldenpbs]|id2=M6nt2l_v6iM|description2=1970, closing. from S1E286 of "NET Journal", clipped by [https://www.youtube.com/@aldenpbs aldenpbs]|id3=CCHPFysydFE|description3=1970, closing. from "Soul!", clipped by [https://www.youtube.com/@SBIMoonSquid SBIMoonSquid]}}
 '''Visuals:''' printed card
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