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151 |
Could be a duplicate of 122. View of
Digby Island Station from seaward. |
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152 |
Looking towards Prince Rupert from the beach at Digby Island. |
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153 |
Might be the coastal steamer 'Tees'? |
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154 |
Bird Rock, Gulf of St. Lawrence. A wireless system was installed,
under Jack's supervision, to provide communications to shore for the
Navy observers stationed on the island watching shipping. In Larry
Reid's book the station was for direction finding--to get bearings on
German vessels. |
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155 |
Completed building on Bird Rocks. Building
is most likely for the radio communications equipment as that was Jack's
reason to be there. Date is 1918. Construction is shown in photo 166. |
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156 |
Bird Rock then, and in
1996. Thanks to Laval. |
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157 |
Bird Rock antenna erection. |
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158 |
Bird Rock crew. I assume it is the radio building
construction crew. |
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159 |
Another view of Bird Rocks. Jack has dated it as 1917, but
in his narrative he doesn't leave Digby Island until 1918.
See a more recent photo supplied by Laval
here. |
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160 |
Bamfield Cable Station. An undersea cable went from here
to Fanning Island and then onto New Zealand.
Intelligence was sent through the cable by interrupting a current
flow with a keying mechanism responding to Morse/Continental code. With
the introduction of radio (wireless) the future of cable systems
appeared precarious. The capital cost of thousands of miles of
special waterproof wire and the associated infrastructure at each
end was enormous and was in danger of being replaced by a fellow
with a simple gas engine, receiver, spark transmitter and antenna. |
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161 |
Bamfield Lifeboat Station. |
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162 |
Staff grouping. Most likely Digby Island--tall lad is
Lofty Harris and one of the spaniels is no doubt Paddy. The
gentleman in the centre, and the one kneeling, are holding a ring of
about 8" in diameter. The rings must be of some significance. |
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163 |
Sergeant on the beach. |
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164 |
Unknown station. Obviously taken from the top on a radio
mast. |
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165 |
An interesting photo taken inside a dwelling. Most likely
two radio operators enjoying a bit of down time. Photo was
taken using the light coming in from a window. |
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166 |
Radio shack under construction at Bird Rock. Finished
product is photo 155. |
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167 |
Walter Lambert went on to have a distinguished career in
Vancouver as the first instructor in the new radio communications
course. He appears in photos and clippings elsewhere on this site. |
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168 |
Triangle Island. Note the 1600 foot
long tramway slash. Still visible to visitors today. |
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169 |
See 273 as it is a duplicate photo and
better contrast. |
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170 |
Another operating position. Two sets
of spark transmitter controls on the left behind the stove. Two
sets could either mean either two wildly separate transmit frequencies,
or a standby transmitter, or a transmitters of different powers.
331 was on the same album page and may show the associated high
tension room. |
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171 |
Dwelling, possibly at Dead Tree Point, QCI. |
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172 |
Three lads. The one on the right is Jack Bowerman.
Unknown location, but the three subjects, in the same clothes, are
seen just around the corner of the building in photo 060. I
suspect the location is Digby Island. Photo 138 taken at the
same time has a couple of other people in it. |
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173 |
Fred Hollis family grouping. Fred shows up in a number of photos (ie
the wedding) and is easily identifiable by his unique hair parting. |
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174 |
Department of Transport brass. I have numbered the men for
future identification purposes. |
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175 |
Department of Transport radio division in Victoria in the mid
1950's. |
