Image / 2 K.W. shipboard arc converter, ca. 1924

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Title: 2 K.W. shipboard arc converter, ca. 1924
Contributing Institution: History San Jose Research Library
Collection: History San Jose Online Catalog
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Description: 2 K.W. shipboard Poulsen arc converter, ca. 1924. This Federal Telegraph Company system was installed by the FAA on Navy ships, 1925-26, near the end of the arc converter's heyday. Federal Company Photograph P-10043-3
Type: Image
Identifier: 613FC91D-EC74-421A-A9F6-998653408340
2003-37-176
Subject: Federal Telegraph Company
Poulsen arc transmitter
Radio--Installation on ships (LCSH)
Arc converter
Electric arc (LCSH)
Telegraph, Wireless (LCSH)

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