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Description
Captain Lyman of the U.S. Army Transport Thomas, c. 1898. Returning from the Spanish American War in the Philipines, the Thomas sent the first wireless message to be received in the continental United States. This message was received at a receiving station installed at the Cliff House in San Francisco.
Type
image
Format
Black & White
Identifier
28DC3D3E-5024-491C-B88A-135330192848 2003-33-186
Subject
Radio--Installation on ships (LCSH) Radio--Transmitter-receivers (LCSH) Radio in navigation (LCSH) Ships Nineteenth century (LCSH) Spanish-American War, 1898 (LCSH)
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