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Fire Department Mobile Radio Equipment

Date: 09 20 1947
Description: Fireman Chris Andersen is operating the radio at Central Fire Headquarters, 18 South Webster Street, dispatching fire trucks from his office.
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WIBA-FM Tower

Date: 05 26 1948
Description: WIBA-FM, 45,000 watts, tower was built at Blue Mounds Park, and radiated power starting about June 10, 1948. WIBA was established in 1925 by The Capital...
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WIBA-FM Tower And Transmitting Station

Date: 07 19 1948
Description: Norman Hahn, chief engineer for WIBA and WIBA-FM, is shown at one section of the 10,000 watt transmitter.
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Man at WIBA Microphone

Date: 08 18 1948
Description: Unidentified young man (Landsman?) seated at a table with a WIBA microphone.
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Ham Radio Operator

Date: 08 19 1948
Description: Ross Hansch, 1608 Hoyt Street, Ham Radio Operator (W9RBI), Wisconsin's first member of the DX Century Club. The club is limited to amateur radio operators ...
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Wartime Radio Class

Date: 1918
Description: In preparation for military service, young men at the University of Wisconsin study radio operations.
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John Charles Daly with Lantern

Date: 10 10 1941
Description: War reporter John Charles Daly gives his radio report by the light of a kerosene lantern.
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Minister at Pulpit

Date: 02 10 1949
Description: Unidentified minister at pulpit equipped with WIBU microphone. One of four images of different ministers.
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Plowing Champion with Trophies

Date: 09 26 1935
Description: Plowing champion Carl Shoger with his trophies. Original caption reads: "Carl Shoger and his six cups won at Wheatland Plowing Contest."
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Laying Wire for Radio Station with a T-20 Crawler

Date: 1937
Description: Three men laying wire in a forested area for W.H.A.S Radio. One of the men is operating an International T-20 TracTracTor (crawler tractor).
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Truax Field Radar

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Description: Man wearing microphone and headphones seated before a radar screen.
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Soldier with Walkie-Talkie

Date: 03 09 1945
Description: PFC Harold C. Schreckengost, commanding officer's runner, using a walkie-talkie among the rubble of buildings, directs movements of Company E, 2nd Battalio...
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Madison Home Show

Date: 09 15 1950
Description: Three men standing at the microphone during a WIBA Radio broadcast from the Madison Home Show.
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Wisconsin State High School Basketball Tournament

Date: 03 21 1952
Description: Wisconsin State High School basketball tournament at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House. Roger Forster, announcer from radio station WIBA, int...
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Camp Bowie

Date: 1918
Description: A view of uniformed men gathering around an Army field wireless station at Camp Bowie, built in 1917.
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Four Lakes Amateur Radio Club

Date: 06 21 1952
Description: Seven members of the Four Lakes Amateur Radio Club operating a transmitter and receiving station at the club's annual field day. Standing, left to right: ...
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Transcription Facilities in Campus Radio Studio

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Description: Two men use radio equipment at the transcription facilities in Campus Radio Studio at Westminster College. The college was founded in 1852.
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Naval Students Operate a Radio

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Description: Naval students operate a radio while an officer looks on at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio).
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Naval Students Operating Radios

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Description: Several groups of Naval students operate radios while an officer looks on at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio).
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Naval Student Operating Telegraph

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Description: One Naval student operates a telegraph while another student observes, listening with earphones, at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio). A typewriter is...

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