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Antenna Inside Radome

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Description: Giant 340 ton antenna inside radome. The housing at the left holds maser and other gear-enabling antenna to send signals up to the satellite and receive fa...
Drawing

Telstar Satellite First Orbit

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Description: The Bell System Telstar Satellite first orbit showing apogee and perigee.
Drawing

Telstar Orbit

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Description: Depiction of orbit of Telstar satellite when within range of Andover and English ground stations.
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Three Men With Police Radio

Date: 08 11 1945
Description: Ray Groenier, chief radio technician for City of Madison Police Department, with two other men at a police radio.
Poster

RCA Radiola 16 and 18

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Description: Two models of the RCA Radiola radio with RCA loudspeakers intended for classroom use.
Poster

RCA Radiola 60 and 62

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Description: Two models of the RCA Radiola radio intended for classroom use.
Poster

RCA Radiola 64 and Radio Receiver

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Description: Illustration of the RCA Radiola model 64 and a Centralized Radio Receiver, both intended for classroom use.
Photograph

Truax Field Communication Station

Date: 01 30 1947
Description: Three men working at the Civil Aeronautics Administration interstate communication station at Truax Field. From left to right are: Guy J. Blakely checking...
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WHA-FM Tower

Date: 02 08 1947
Description: WHA-FM tower being built on top of Radio Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Radio Station WHA Staff

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Dr. William H. Lighty, one of the guiding forces behind Radio Station WHA in its infancy, is shown at the lower left, duplicating the position he was in ba...
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Radio Station WHA Broadcasting Equipment

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Dr. William H. Lighty, who was around WHA when they were blowing their glass radio tubes, glances over one of the two cabinets which contain the new FM bro...
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Professor Henry Ewbank

Date: 08 13 1947
Description: Portrait of Professor Henry Ewbank, the first director of Wisconsin Public Radio-WHA, and internationally known as a pioneer in radio education and the tea...
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New Fire Department Mobile Radio Equipment

Date: 09 20 1947
Description: Fire Chief Edward J. Page is broadcasting instructions to an aerial truck using new mobile radio equipment with driver, Fireman Frank McMahon. The mobile r...
Photograph

Fire Department Mobile Radio Equipment

Date: 09 20 1947
Description: The new Fire Department 100-foot transmitting tower for the mobile radio system, is pictured at 18 South Webster at the Central Fire Headquarters.
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Fire Department Mobile Radio Equipment

Date: 09 20 1947
Description: First Assistant Fire Chief Patrick J. Brown with microphone, and Fireman Grant Prideau receiving radio instructions from Fire Chief Edward J. Page, demonst...
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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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Woman Broadcasting Music at Veterans Administration Hospital

Date: 10 15 1947
Description: Woman seated at radio broadcasting console playing music for patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital on the grounds of Mendota State Hospital.
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Wisconsin Governor's Residence

Date: 11 25 1947
Description: Interior view of the Wisconsin Governor's residence, 130 E. Gilman Street, showing a marble fireplace in one of the rooms, furnished with contemporary furn...
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Radio Station WIBA Building under Construction

Date: 12 20 1947
Description: Exterior view of the new building for radio station WIBA under construction. There are piles of snow and building supplies around an entrance.
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Window Display Featuring FM Radio Broadcasting

Date: 03 04 1948
Description: Corner window display featuring Zenith Radios and station WIBA advertising the new FM broadcasting service.

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