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- Radio Crew of the SS Leviathan, 1924 -
- 1924
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Radio Crew of the SS Leviathan, 1924
- 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
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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 Arapahoe off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, when it became disabled.
- Edison Dynamo Used on SS Columbia, 1880 - For Thomas Edison, successful experimental results were but a prelude to continual improvements that would lead to commercial implementation. This dynamo is from the first lighting system he sold -- installed on a ship, four months after the December 1879 experimental demonstration. Its crude finish, at odds with the highly advanced technology it embodied, suggests Edison's impatient eagerness to move from experiment to market.
- 1880
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Edison Dynamo Used on SS Columbia, 1880
For Thomas Edison, successful experimental results were but a prelude to continual improvements that would lead to commercial implementation. This dynamo is from the first lighting system he sold -- installed on a ship, four months after the December 1879 experimental demonstration. Its crude finish, at odds with the highly advanced technology it embodied, suggests Edison's impatient eagerness to move from experiment to market.
- Chief Radio Officer Elmo Pickerill in the Radio Station on the SS Leviathan, 1923 -
- 1923
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Chief Radio Officer Elmo Pickerill in the Radio Station on the SS Leviathan, 1923
- Steamboat in the Detroit River, circa 1920 -
- circa 1920
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Steamboat in the Detroit River, circa 1920
- Steamship "Western States" of the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company, circa 1901 - Built in 1901 by the Detroit Ship Building Company in Wyandotte, Michigan, side-wheeler <em>Western States</em> carried overnight passengers and freight between Detroit and Cleveland for the appropriately named Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company in the early 20th century.
- circa 1901
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Steamship "Western States" of the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company, circa 1901
Built in 1901 by the Detroit Ship Building Company in Wyandotte, Michigan, side-wheeler Western States carried overnight passengers and freight between Detroit and Cleveland for the appropriately named Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company in the early 20th century.
- Chromolithograph, "The Great Eastern on the Stocks as Seen From the River," 1857 - The SS <em>Great Eastern</em> is shown under construction in this print. It was the largest passenger ship ever built at the time of its launch in 1858. In 1866, the <em>Great Eastern</em> was converted to lay the second--and first successful--transatlantic cable. During its career, this ship laid multiple submarine communication cables totaling over 32,000 miles.
- 1857
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Chromolithograph, "The Great Eastern on the Stocks as Seen From the River," 1857
The SS Great Eastern is shown under construction in this print. It was the largest passenger ship ever built at the time of its launch in 1858. In 1866, the Great Eastern was converted to lay the second--and first successful--transatlantic cable. During its career, this ship laid multiple submarine communication cables totaling over 32,000 miles.
- Section of the Second Transatlantic Cable, 1865-1866 - Celebrations surrounding the installation of the 1858 transatlantic telegraph cable were short-lived. Three weeks after it was laid, it succeeded, faltered--and then failed. In 1866, a second cable was installed by the SS <em>Great Eastern</em>. This cable was more durable and able to send messages eighty times faster than the original.
- 1865-1866
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Section of the Second Transatlantic Cable, 1865-1866
Celebrations surrounding the installation of the 1858 transatlantic telegraph cable were short-lived. Three weeks after it was laid, it succeeded, faltered--and then failed. In 1866, a second cable was installed by the SS Great Eastern. This cable was more durable and able to send messages eighty times faster than the original.
- Postcard, "Cunard RMS Queen Mary," circa 1949 - Cunard White Star Line launched RMS <em>Queen Mary</em> in 1934. Along with its running mate, RMS <em>Queen Elizabeth</em>, the <em>Queen Mary</em> provided weekly express service between Great Britain, France and the United States. The arrival of transatlantic jet airliners in the late 1950s -- which cut travel time from days to hours -- ended the age of ocean liners.
- circa 1949
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Postcard, "Cunard RMS Queen Mary," circa 1949
Cunard White Star Line launched RMS Queen Mary in 1934. Along with its running mate, RMS Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mary provided weekly express service between Great Britain, France and the United States. The arrival of transatlantic jet airliners in the late 1950s -- which cut travel time from days to hours -- ended the age of ocean liners.
- Frank E. Kirby Steamship on the Detroit River, circa 1925 - The <em>Frank E. Kirby</em> was built by the Detroit Dry Dock Company and named for its chief engineer and designer at the time. She was launched in 1890 and operated between Detroit, Michigan, and Sandusky, Ohio. This route -- with stops at Lake Erie's Put-In-Bay, Middle Bass Island, and Kelleys Island -- was popular with tourists.
- circa 1925
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Frank E. Kirby Steamship on the Detroit River, circa 1925
The Frank E. Kirby was built by the Detroit Dry Dock Company and named for its chief engineer and designer at the time. She was launched in 1890 and operated between Detroit, Michigan, and Sandusky, Ohio. This route -- with stops at Lake Erie's Put-In-Bay, Middle Bass Island, and Kelleys Island -- was popular with tourists.