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251 |
Race Rocks Lightstation. This light marked the end of the Juan
de Fuca Strait for east bound vessels. Race Rocks is south of
Victoria, B.C., more or less the southern extremity of Vancouver
Island. The lattice work tower on the right
hand fog alarm building may have been to elevate the horn in an attempt
to eliminate dead spots where the horn was unable to be heard. It
is strange but true, the horn which is clearly audible in one location,
cannot be heard a short distance away in another direction. |
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252 |
Estevan Point power house soon after completion, I figure, since
the floors are clean and there are no storage shelves or maintenance
bits and pieces lying about. See photo 370 for a view from the
far wall. |
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253 |
Album plate--applicable photos edited off and appear elsewhere
on site. |
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254 |
Winch man. Cable almost all the way out--not a good idea
as it could slip out of its anchor. Back
of photo is 255. |
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255 |
Reverse of 254. "This speaks for itself sometimes. LWS"
Addressed to E.J.Haughton (Radio Superintendent) from
L.W.Stephenson, Radio Engineer, October 12, 1912. |
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256 |
Transmitter high tension room. Cape Lazo, March 30, 1911.
Reverse is 257 |
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257 |
See 256 |
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258 |
Digby Island radio site sitting on the hill to the left.
Department of Marine buildings in the distance. |
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259 |
Mr. Walter Lambert. In 1925 he became the first instructor of
Room 19, King Edward High School, in Vancouver. This course turned
out many radio operators over the years. |
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260 |
Mr. Walter Lambert in uniform. See 268 for reverse inscription. |
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261 |
Unknown radio operations site but serves as an excellent
photograph of a typical wireless coast station of the 1910-15
period. Motor/generator and capacitor bank under
the table. High voltage transformer and output coil on top
with the rotary spark gap between them. Aerial loading coil
mounted on the wall above transmitter. Marconi 107a tuner
(crystal receiver) at right center. See Technical section for
an explanation how all this worked. |
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262 |
--was a duplicate |
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263 |
--was a duplicate |
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264 |
Merry Island light house had a radio station for a short period.
There was a lot of vessel traffic northwards in the Gulf of Georgia
from Vancouver Harbour and this station was put in place to provide
coverage in that area. |
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265 |
Merry Island is about 50 miles north of
Vancouver, on the mainland side of the Gulf of Georgia. |
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266 |
Merry Island page. |
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267 |
Radio Mast at Merry Island |
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268 |
Reverse of 260. Latin quote from the Roman
writer "Horace". |
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269 |
Album plate--applicable photos edited off
and appear elsewhere on site. |
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270 |
Album plate--applicable photos edited off
and appear elsewhere on site. |
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271 |
Four fine lads. Top right is Jack Bowerman
and, sitting in front of him I think is Harold Tee. |
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272 |
Duplicate of 054. Old Point Grey
operations building. |
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273 |
Unknown radio operations desk.
English Marconi Multiple Tuner on the right and what may be a
Marconi 107a tuner on the left. |
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274 |
Lighthouse/Buoy tender Estevan.
Location looks like Bull Harbour, looking
westward towards the harbour entrance. |
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275 |
Motley crew. For a change, there are no
double barreled shotguns in evidence. |
