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- Amelia Earhart Meets Richard Byrd aboard SS President Roosevelt, Returning from the Transatlantic Flight, July 6, 1928 - Amelia Earhart was congratulated by explorer Richard Byrd for her 1928 flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Earhart, riding as a passenger with pilot Wilmer Stultz and mechanic Louis Gordon, made the crossing in a Fokker F.VII Tri-Motor airplane. Byrd used a similar Fokker on his North Pole flight in 1926.
- July 06, 1928
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Amelia Earhart Meets Richard Byrd aboard SS President Roosevelt, Returning from the Transatlantic Flight, July 6, 1928
Amelia Earhart was congratulated by explorer Richard Byrd for her 1928 flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Earhart, riding as a passenger with pilot Wilmer Stultz and mechanic Louis Gordon, made the crossing in a Fokker F.VII Tri-Motor airplane. Byrd used a similar Fokker on his North Pole flight in 1926.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- Radio Crew of the SS Leviathan, 1924 -
- 1924
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Radio Crew of the SS Leviathan, 1924
- View from the Harbor, Petoskey, Michigan, circa 1906 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- 1906
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View from the Harbor, Petoskey, Michigan, circa 1906
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Menu from the SS African Endeavor, March 12, 1954 -
- March 12, 1954
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Menu from the SS African Endeavor, March 12, 1954
- 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.
- Letterhead Samples, circa 1855 - Steam power stood at the technological forefront in the 19th century, so it's not surprising that steamships and steam locomotives were popular letterhead vignettes for companies wishing to project a modern image. Natural scenes still held some appeal, as shown by the cotton plant at upper right. The "country scenery" vignette at lower right blended the pastoral with the industrial.
- circa 1855
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Letterhead Samples, circa 1855
Steam power stood at the technological forefront in the 19th century, so it's not surprising that steamships and steam locomotives were popular letterhead vignettes for companies wishing to project a modern image. Natural scenes still held some appeal, as shown by the cotton plant at upper right. The "country scenery" vignette at lower right blended the pastoral with the industrial.
- 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.