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- Radio Crew of the SS Leviathan, 1924 -
- 1924
- Collections - Artifact
Radio Crew of the SS Leviathan, 1924
- 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.