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[Marconi wireless school, New York. Students practicing] – Historic Print

[Marconi wireless school, New York. Students practicing], c1912. — historic photograph
[Marconi wireless school, New York. Students practicing], c1912.. Historic photograph from the New York City collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Students at a Marconi wireless school in New York practice sending and receiving messages in this c1912 Underwood & Underwood photograph. The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America trained operators for ship and shore stations, and its schools prepared young men to listen for and tap out Morse code by ear. Demand for trained operators rose sharply after the sinking of the Titanic in April 1912, and the Radio Act later that year required ships to carry qualified operators, which made such training more urgent.

Created / publishedc1912.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesJ173066 U.S. Copyright Office. Photographic print by Underwood & Underwood.
SubjectsMarconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America--People--1910-1920. Vocational education--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920. Telegraph offices--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920. Telegraph industry--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,270 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-184064

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