| Fred's grandfather was stationed in Cape May, New Jersey when he was in the Navy. These pictures were all taken in September of 1919 and 1920 (except for the first). To begin, here's his grandfather with a group of sailors. (Date and location unknown.) |
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| A picture was taken of the radio group outside of their building. Fred's grandfather is on the left. The caption reads, "Personnel at radio transmitting sta. Cape May. N.J Sep. 18, 1919." |
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| Here is a wider shot of the building. Notice the car parked on the left. The caption reads, "Navy radio Cape May. Showing details antenna lead in and non synchronous rotary gaps. Sep. 1920." |
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Of course the station needed support facilities. Here are the power house,
antenna mast, and water tower.
The caption on the first reads,
"Radio compass station Cape May. Showing temporary power house and new
dirigible hangar under construction. Sep. 1920."
The second picture's caption reads, "Navy radio Cape May. Showing general arrangement steel mast antenna suspension to water tower transmitting and receiving house and power house. Sep. 1920." |
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| A gasoline engine was located in the power house. The caption reads, "Gasoline dynamo in power house. Transmitting sta. Cape May. Radio. Sep. 18, 1919." |
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Here are two pictures of the interior of the radio building.
The caption on the first reads,
"Induction coupler and wave-changing switch in radio transmitting sta.
Cape May, NJ. Sep. 18, 1919."
The second picture's caption reads, "Navy radio. Cape May. Details of 60 cycle and 500 cycle and receiving equipment. Sep. 1920." |
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