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1. Sepia-toned photo of wireless sets on draped table

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Sepia-toned photo of wireless sets on draped table. Photo is backed in canvas. On verso is written in pencil "old photo, Wireless Sets War Department Signal Corp-1903. Also on verso is stamped in purple " R.C. Fenton & Co., Photographers, 45 Joy St. Detroit" and "Clark wireless Telegraph-Telephone, Factory, Laboratory and Testing Stations. Detroit, Mich., U.S.A. Bottom left of photo is silvering.
Date Issued:
1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Communication/Radio/Television

2. Sepia half-toned photo showing an antenna atop the Banner Laundry building on the southeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Washington Boulevard

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Sepia half-toned photo showing an antenna atop the Banner Laundry building on the southeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Washington Boulevard. City Hall, the Wayne County Building, and the Majestic Building stand in the background. The photo is captioned, "Clark Wireless System," along the bottom of the recto. Taped onto the verso is another caption reading, "Antenna on top of the Banner Laundry Building where Tom Clark had his experimental laboratory." Written in pencil underneath is: "1901. 73/75 Michigan bet Washington & Shelby" Photo is mounted on cardboard.
Date Issued:
1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Communication/Radio/Television