Early Radio Demonstration in the Philippines, Manila Hotel, 1922

THF232671 / Early Radio Demonstration in the Philippines, Manila Hotel, 1922

THF232672 / Early Radio Demonstration in the Philippines, Manila Hotel, 1922 / back

Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

14 September 1922

Creators

Thompson, Gerald

Place of Creation

Philippines, Manila

Collection Title

Research Center Museum Vertical File

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2013.0.49.12

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

Stamp on verso: THE EDISON INSTITUTE LIBRARY Stamped on verso: Photo by Gerald Thompson, Bazar Filipino 117 Escolta. Handwritten on verso: Magnavox apparatus installed by P[illegilbe] & Herber, Manila, P.I. at Rotary Club luncheon, held at Manila Hotel Sept 14th 1922. First demonstration of Radio in Philippine Is.

Keywords	Philippines, Manila Photographic prints Photographs Radio (Telecommunication system) Radio broadcasting Radio receivers Radio transmitters Magnavox Company Manila Hotel (Manila, Philippines)