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- Radio Headphones Used by Theodore Haubner While Transmitting the First "SOS" Distress Signal, August 11, 1909 - In 1909, telegraph operator Theodore Haubner sent the first American ship-to-shore wireless distress signal -- SOS. These headphones were part of his wireless equipment. Haubner was aboard the SS <em>Arapahoe</em> off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, when it became disabled.
- August 11, 1909
- Collections - Artifact
Radio Headphones Used by Theodore Haubner While Transmitting the First "SOS" Distress Signal, August 11, 1909
In 1909, telegraph operator Theodore Haubner sent the first American ship-to-shore wireless distress signal -- SOS. These headphones were part of his wireless equipment. Haubner was aboard the SS Arapahoe off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, when it became disabled.
- Telegraph Key Used by Theodore Haubner to Send One of the First "SOS" Distress Signal on August 11, 1909 - In 1909, telegraph operator Theodore Haubner sent the first American ship-to-shore wireless distress signal -- SOS -- using this telegraph key. Haubner was aboard the SS <em>Arapahoe</em> off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, when it became disabled.
- August 11, 1909
- Collections - Artifact
Telegraph Key Used by Theodore Haubner to Send One of the First "SOS" Distress Signal on August 11, 1909
In 1909, telegraph operator Theodore Haubner sent the first American ship-to-shore wireless distress signal -- SOS -- using this telegraph key. Haubner was aboard the SS Arapahoe off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, when it became disabled.
- Radio Operator Theodore D. Haubner on the Deck of the SS Arapahoe, After Sending One of the First S.O.S. Distress Signals, 1909 - In 1909, telegraph operator Theodore Haubner sent the first American ship-to-shore wireless distress signal -- SOS. Haubner was aboard the SS <em>Arapahoe</em> off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, when it became disabled. This photograph, taken some time after the event, shows Haubner on the deck of the <em>Arapahoe</em>.
- 1909
- Collections - Artifact
Radio Operator Theodore D. Haubner on the Deck of the SS Arapahoe, After Sending One of the First S.O.S. Distress Signals, 1909
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.
- Commemorative Medal Issued to Theodore D. Haubner, 1939 - In 1909, telegraph operator Theodore Haubner sent the first American ship-to-shore wireless distress signal--SOS. Haubner was aboard the SS <em>Arapahoe</em> off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, when it became disabled. The Veteran Wireless Operators Association honored Haubner by awarding him this commemorative medal on the 30th anniversary of his achievement.
- February 01, 1939
- Collections - Artifact
Commemorative Medal Issued to Theodore D. Haubner, 1939
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. The Veteran Wireless Operators Association honored Haubner by awarding him this commemorative medal on the 30th anniversary of his achievement.