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Early Vacuum Tube
circa 1910-1919
A vacuum tube built by Cyril Moreau Jansky for WHA radio station at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
Original Transmitting Equipment
circa 1910-1919
The original transmitting equipment for WHA, the oldest radio station in the nation. The telephone pictured served as a microphone. The station was in the Physics Department at the University of Wi...
Radio Schematic
circa 1910-1919
A blueprint schematic of a radio telephone circuit for the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
H&S Radio Service
May 14, 1934
H&S Radio Service, 308 E. Wilson Street - interior. Shows speakers, vacuum tubes, and other radio parts. Owned by Don Head and Jack Symons.
Gus E. Bloomquist
1916
Gus E. Bloomquist operating early radio installation, possibly for WHA.
