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Dominion Government Wireless Office, Victoria BC 1913 351 The back of the photo says:  "Victoria BC, Government Street.   Wireless Office in 1913"  Man on the left appears to be Walter Howard, an operator at the Victoria Wireless Station.  This office would have been HQ for all the stations on the British Columbia coast.
Radio inspector's Willys-Knight car fitted with radio direction finding equipment. 352 Bowerman on right, Radio Inspector Basil Irvine on the left.  After 1925 Jack was a Radio Inspector and this photo may mark Irvine's arrival in Vancouver with the first inspection vehicle.  This is a Willys-Knight C33 sedan fitted with radio direction finding apparatus (note the loop on the roof).
Room 19 radio school in Vancouver. 353 Room 19 at King Edward High School.  Established in 1925 with Walter Lambert as instructor.  Eventually moved to the Vancouver Vocational School.  Facility trained radio operators in Morse code and radio theory.  Graduates went on to operate radio stations on vessels and marine coast stations.  Lambert is standing at the front, second from left in a black suit.
Reverse of photo 353--dedication signed by Bowerman. 354 Reverse of 353.  "The Radio communications Department, High School of Commerce depicted on the obverse owes its existence and continued usefulness t the organizing genius and helpful direction of the recipient to whom this souvenir is respectfully presented.  W.J.Bowerman Esq, Senior Inspector, Federal Radio Communications Dept. Vancouver, BC"
Album page. 355 Album plate--applicable photos edited off and appear elsewhere on site.
Wolfman of Hesquiat. 356 "The Wolfman" of Hesquiat.  Hesquiat native village was a few miles to the south east of Estevan Point Station and was a sheltered harbour.  Estevan Station had a shack and a landing area at the village.
Wolfman of Hesquiat. 357 "The Wolfman" of Hesquiat.
The 'Wolfman' of Hesquiat. 358 "Tlimeghka", deaf mute of Hesquiat."Tlimeghka", deaf, mute and crippled native of Hesquiat village. (Walks on hands and feet.)  Prior to 1926.
Vancouver (Point Grey)  Radio's transmitter building on Lulu Island. 359 Point Grey Transmitter Site on Lulu Island.  (Wilson Rd.?)
Interior of Lulu Island transmitter building. 360 Interior of Point Grey Transmitter Site on Lulu Island.  Well laid out set of tube type transmitters.  Most likely some time after 1930.
Gonzales (Victoria) spark transmitter high tension room. 361 Gonzales Radio's spark transmitter.  Motor & generator on the lower right.  Synchronous spark gap indicating the equipment is most likely running off commercial (60 Hz) power.  Two banks of three capacitors, one electrically on each side of the spark gap.  Gap feeds the capacitors via some copper strips separated by some sort of insulating strip.  Quenching gap (series of discs) at far left.  Oscillation and loading coils at the top half.  Close inspection of the loading coil connections indicates it is not in the circuit.
A land telegraphy office.  Quite likely Victoria, BC. 362 Land line telegraph office someplace.  Quite likely in Victoria.  Note the landline operators sitting at the front left with the sounders visible in their boxes on the stands.  Telegram delivery boys are standing at the rear awaiting their next trip.
Victoria Radio staff about 1920. 363 Victoria Radio Shop staff about 1920.
Inspection trip to the BC interior. 364 Radio inspector on a trip in the interior of BC.  Inspectors tracked down sources of reception interference and ensured users were properly licensed.  Inspector Basil Irvine by rear wheel.
365 Radio inspector and vehicle.
Radio inspection trip road report!  BC interior. 366 Radio inspection trip into the BC interior.  Roads were pretty grim in the early days.
Labeled on back as the 'first wireless switchboard'. 367 Labeled on back as the 'first wireless switchboard'.  Spark transmitters required a motor/generator set for power--this photo shows the starting switch levers and associated knife switches.  Top left meter is registering 105 volts AC.  The top right is an ammeter but the face is illegible.
Gonzales (Victoria BC) operations room. 368 This and photo 369 illustrate Gonzales (Victoria BC) radio operations room at some unknown date--1925 onwards, I suspect.  Tube type transmitter sitting on the desk in middle of photo.  Antenna lead affixed to the wall above.  Receivers to it's left.  Note the unique folder horn loudspeakers above the window in front of the chair.
Gonzales (Victoria BC) operations room from the other side. 369 Gonzales (Victoria BC) radio operations room from the other side.  Some sort of equipment against the far wall.  There is no antenna wiring going into the box (co-ax hadn't been in general use at this time) so its function is at present unknown.  Note the elevated Morse 'sounder' box in the window.
Estevan Power house, c.1912. 370 Estevan Point power plant.  Photo 352 may be taken from the other side of the room.  Appears, due to the cleanliness of area, that the photo was taken upon completion of construction & installation in 1912.
Inspection vehicle outside the Woodpecker Lodge, BC interior. 371 Jack Bowerman outside the Woodpecker Lodge while on a radio inspection trip in the interior of British Columbia.  There is an area called Woodpecker located on the highway paralleling the Fraser River about 25 miles south of Prince George.  It was a steam boat stop in Bowerman's time.  Not more than a couple of buildings.  Vehicle appears to be the same as in photos 372 & 352.
372 Radio Inspection Trip.  Chap has climbing spurs on.  Sign post points to Isle Pierre and Hazelton--west of Prince George.
View of Barkerville, BC. 373 Barkerville, BC.  Barkerville is a Provincial Park and 'living' ghost town north east of Williams Lake, BC.  At one time it was  one of the largest communities in British Columbia, and then the gold played out.
100 Mile House, BC.  Inspection trip. 374 100 Mile House, BC.  Local car and local locals.  Note the glass gas pump at the rear of the car.  The early road up the interior of BC measured the distance from Lillooet, BC.
West tower of Point Grey Radio Station.  375 West tower of Point Grey Radio Station.  Photo is one of 6 taken (according to the note on its back), I assume, to provide a panoramic shot of station.  This is the only known survivor.  Dated 11/5/23