Reprint from QST Magazine of December 1916, "Westfield, N. J., Radio Station"

THF115906 / Reprint from QST Magazine of December 1916, "Westfield, N. J., Radio Station"

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photomechanical print

Subject Date

December 1916

Creators

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

42.378.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles E. Apgar.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9.5 in
Width: 6 in

Inscriptions

Handwritten in ink on front: Chas. E. Apgar / Aug. 1942 Ink stamp on back: THE EDISON INSTITUTE / LIBRARY

Keywords	United States, New Jersey, Westfield United States, New York, Sayville Photomechanical prints Reprints Amateur radio stations Espionage Radio operators Radio receivers World War, 1914-1918 Radio (Telecommunication system) Apgar, Charles E. WSL (Radio station : Sayville, N.Y.) Sayville Wireless Station

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