Radio Operator Theodore D. Haubner on the Deck of the SS Arapahoe, After Sending One of the First S.O.S. Distress Signals, 1909
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In 1909, telegraph operator Theodore Haubner sent the first American ship-to-shore wireless distress signal -- SOS. Haubner was aboard the SS Arapahoe off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, when it became disabled. This photograph, taken some time after the event, shows Haubner on the deck of the Arapahoe.
In 1909, telegraph operator Theodore Haubner sent the first American ship-to-shore wireless distress signal -- SOS. Haubner was aboard the SS Arapahoe off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, when it became disabled. This photograph, taken some time after the event, shows Haubner on the deck of the Arapahoe.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1909
Subject Date
1909
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
68.2.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dorothy S. Haubner.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.25 in
Width: 3.625 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in pencil on the back of the image: Ted Haubner by the / S.S. Arapahoe, 1909
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