Firing of a Coast Guard Gun at the WDRC Experimental Station, Meriden, Connecticut
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
John S. Craig
(American, 1943 - 2011)
Date1939
MediumPhotography; negative emulsion on acetate
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 4 x 5in. (10.2 x 12.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Hon. Joyce Krutick Craig (ret.), in memory of her husband John S. Craig
Object number2012.563.598-.607
DescriptionA group of men and at least one boy are gathered on top of a steep traprock ridge to watch the firing of gun. In some photographs, the gun is being prepared for firing; one photograph appears to depict the actual firing of the gun. Most photographs show the men and boy looking over a precipice into the valley below. One photograph includes a truck or jeep. One photograph is a group portrait of those present. One photograph shows the cliff from below.
NotesSubject Note: On August 10, 1939, a United States Coast Guard gun was used to throw an 1100-foot cable from the top of Meriden Mountain to the bottom. The cable carried telephone and power lines to the WDRC Experimental Station on top of the mountain. The station had made some previous trial broadcasts and was scheduled to begin making regular broadcasts in September. (Finlay 2/1/2014)Status
Not on view
