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- Radio Receiver Used on the USS George Washington during President Wilson's Trip to France for Peace Negotiations, 1919 - This radio was used on USS <em>George Washington</em> when President Woodrow Wilson made his first voyage to the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. Its donor, Fred Schnell, belonged to an elite group of radio operators working for the US Navy. Using this radio, Schnell transcribed several messages instrumental to the peace talks that ended WWI, including the peace acceptance from Germany.
- 1918-1919
- Collections - Artifact
Radio Receiver Used on the USS George Washington during President Wilson's Trip to France for Peace Negotiations, 1919
This radio was used on USS George Washington when President Woodrow Wilson made his first voyage to the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. Its donor, Fred Schnell, belonged to an elite group of radio operators working for the US Navy. Using this radio, Schnell transcribed several messages instrumental to the peace talks that ended WWI, including the peace acceptance from Germany.