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Desk Radio: 1926
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 04/09/2012 - 6:21pm.
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Washington, D.C., 1926. "Industrial Exposition. Frank R. Porter -- booth at auditorium." With neighboring displays on telephone etiquette and the Morris Plan Bank. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Wired: 1921
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 11:09am.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1921. "Loomis Radio School." Another look behind the scenes at the technical school run by Mary Texanna Loomis. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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De Forest Wireless: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 03/24/2012 - 12:36pm.
The Jersey Shore circa 1905. "Along the beach, Atlantic City, N.J." Note the radio mast at right on Young's Pier. Detroit Publishing glass negative. View full size.
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Model 47: 1928
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 03/16/2012 - 2:06pm.
Philadelphia circa 1928. "Atwater Kent Factory for T.R. Shipp." Assembling the Atwater Kent Model 47, back when radios were the iPad of their day. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Listening to Mars: 1924
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/28/2012 - 11:52am.
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August 21, 1924. Washington, D.C. "Dr. David Todd & C.F. Jenkins." Scroll down to the comments for an explanation of this unusual device. Thanks to Splunge, Stanton Square and others for filling in the blanks. View full size.
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Western Electric: 1922
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/24/2012 - 10:09am.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1922. "Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co." Vintage switchgear in abundance. National Photo glass negative. View full size.
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Fourteenth Census: 1919
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 4:02am.
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December 1919. Washington, D.C. "Sorting machine, U.S. Census." Getting ready to tabulate the 1920 Census. Under-height operators will please furnish their own boxes. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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