WDRC Experimental Station
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
John S. Craig
American, 1943 - 2011
Date1939-1940
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper on cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 5/8 x 6 3/8in. (24.4 x 16.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 6 3/8in. (25.4 x 16.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 10 x 7 1/2in. (25.4 x 19.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 6 3/8in. (25.4 x 16.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 10 x 7 1/2in. (25.4 x 19.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Hon. Joyce Krutick Craig (ret.), in memory of her husband John S. Craig
DescriptionA small frame building is surrounded by leafless trees, shrubs, and a chain link fence. A tall radio tower looms above the building.
Object number2012.563.644-.645
InscribedOn verso of mount, upper left, in pencil, accession numbersNotesSubject Note: In 1939, the Hartford radio station WDRC established an experimental station on West Peak in Meriden, using the Armstrong system of frequency modulation in an attempt to elminate static and noise from radio broadcasts. (Finlay 2/1/2014)Technique Note: 2012.563.644 is a composite image, combining two separate photographs one of the building and trees and a separate image of the top of the transmitter tower. In 2012.563.645, the two images are combined in one photograph. (Finlay 3/11'2014)
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