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Stepping back in time 100 years ago. Now , Think about how easy it is to communicate today. This is some great footage to watch of a time gone by. Enjoy........
Training of Signal Corps Troops, 1918
Published on Jan 23, 2015
Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 9/18/1947-2/28/1964 (Most Recent)
Series: Historical Films, ca. 1914 - ca. 1936
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985
Production Date: 1936
Sound Type: Silent
Scope & Content: Reel 1, troops set up and operate field radios and signal lamps on the Yale campus. Shows Yale Pres. A.T. Hadley and Anson Phelps Stokes. Reel 2, wire is strung and switchboards set up on the campus. Graduates receive certificates. Troops at Camp Meade adjust and use signal flags. Reel 3, troops and college students parade at Columbia Univ. Reel 4, stereoscopic slides are prepared at Cornell Univ. Lantern slides are made and placed in an aerial camera. Aerial photos are shot, developed, and made into an aerial map.
Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RD-DC-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: [login to see] , Fax: [login to see] , Email: [login to see]
National Archives Identifier: 24705
Local Identifier: 111-H-1200
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Stephen F. LTC Wayne Brandon LTC (Join to see) @ maj william Maj William W. 'Bill' Price @ capt tom Capt Tom Brown Maj Marty Hogan @ smsgt doc SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas @ tsgt joe TSgt Joe C. @ sra christopher SrA Christopher B. MSG Andrew White SSG Robert Webster @ sgt randy Sgt Randy Wilber SGT Jim Arnold SP5 Mark Kuzinski @ cpl dave CPL Dave Hoover PO1 William "Chip" Nagel PO1 Tony Holland Alan K.
Training of Signal Corps Troops, 1918
Published on Jan 23, 2015
Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 9/18/1947-2/28/1964 (Most Recent)
Series: Historical Films, ca. 1914 - ca. 1936
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985
Production Date: 1936
Sound Type: Silent
Scope & Content: Reel 1, troops set up and operate field radios and signal lamps on the Yale campus. Shows Yale Pres. A.T. Hadley and Anson Phelps Stokes. Reel 2, wire is strung and switchboards set up on the campus. Graduates receive certificates. Troops at Camp Meade adjust and use signal flags. Reel 3, troops and college students parade at Columbia Univ. Reel 4, stereoscopic slides are prepared at Cornell Univ. Lantern slides are made and placed in an aerial camera. Aerial photos are shot, developed, and made into an aerial map.
Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RD-DC-M), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: [login to see] , Fax: [login to see] , Email: [login to see]
National Archives Identifier: 24705
Local Identifier: 111-H-1200
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Stephen F. LTC Wayne Brandon LTC (Join to see) @ maj william Maj William W. 'Bill' Price @ capt tom Capt Tom Brown Maj Marty Hogan @ smsgt doc SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas @ tsgt joe TSgt Joe C. @ sra christopher SrA Christopher B. MSG Andrew White SSG Robert Webster @ sgt randy Sgt Randy Wilber SGT Jim Arnold SP5 Mark Kuzinski @ cpl dave CPL Dave Hoover PO1 William "Chip" Nagel PO1 Tony Holland Alan K.
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell Cool. The Precursor to the Military Telecommunications Community that I was Part Of.
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In some ways, things haven't changed too much since then. Interesting that some of this goes back to the Civil War.
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