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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

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COLLECTION
"The Pageant of America" Collection

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SUB-COLLECTION
v.4 - The March of commerce

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SUB-COLLECTION
(unpublished photographs)

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SUB-COLLECTION
Wireless communication

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Title
#3 Receiver
Collection

"The Pageant of America" Collection

v.4 - The March of commerce

(unpublished photographs)

Wireless communication

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1860 - 1920 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: PoA (UnPub.), v. 4.26.004
Topics
Equipment
Radio industry
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Motor (A) operates through gearing (B) to rotate cylinder with recording paper (C) [.] Special fountain pen (D) fed with ink from a reservoir (E) is wiggled by the received signal pulses to make a direct record on the paper of the transmitted picture. To the right in a camera box shown open at (F) a photograph record is simultaneously made with a small electric light on a sensitive photographic film. Further to the right a large tuning fork (G) kept continuously buzzing by electricity holds the motor (A) to a rigorously constant speed.
Physical Description
Extent: 20.5 x 25.5 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 123767
TMS Object Number: PoA (UnPub.), v. 4.26.004
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cca85e80-c612-012f-1a53-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1860: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "#3 Receiver" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860 - 1920. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-e048-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "#3 Receiver" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-e048-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1860 - 1920). #3 Receiver Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-e048-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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#3 Receiver