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From: tommy meehan tmeehan0421 AT gmail DOT com
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 09:30:20 -0400
Subject: Wireless Tower in Hoboken 1915 B2515
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I was interested to see the photos of the wireless tower at Hoboken
Terminal in the 09-14-17 photo list, B2515-B2518. The large crowd gathered,
the speakers platform and the flag raising were probably related to the
growing patriotic fervor in the US, though, not to the tower itself. For
instance, the sinking of the RMS Lusitania two months earlier was still
being discussed and deplored.

http://lists.railfan.net/erielackphoto.cgi?erielack-09-14-17/B2515.jpg

The wireless tower at Hoboken -- which at first transmitted telegraph
signals -- was 402 feet high and erected in October 1914. I'm attaching a
brief news item from an October 1914 issue of RAILWAY AGE announcing
completion of the new tower. I'm also attaching an article published in AGE
about four months later, written by L.B. Foley, Lackawanna's Supt. of
Telegraph, giving some details of the use of wireless communication on
DL&W. This technology was then in its infancy and the Lackawanna was a real
pioneer.

I converted both to JPEGs.

tommy meehan


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