Peter L. Jensen Testing the Magnavox Anti-Noise Transmitter, circa 1920

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1920

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2013.0.49.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in

Inscriptions

Handwritten on verso: Peter L. Jensen of San Francisco, co-inventor with Edwin S. Pridham of the Magnavox "Anti-Noise" airplane telephones used in the war by Army and Navy. Mr. Jensen is seen testing out an airplane pilot's head set, with leather helmet. The simplicity of the "anti-noise" transmitter is apparent in the photograph. Stamp on verso: THE EDISON INSTITUTE LIBRARY