Radio School 1921

[Sam KS2AM]

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[k4kyv]

And of course, the obligatory neck tie. I have even seen photos from that same era showing automobile mechanics wearing a white shirt and tie while working on a car.  And they didn't have a single grease spot on that white shirt!

[Sam KS2AM]

That photo is from the Loomis Radio school of Washingtion, DC where I believe everyone wore a tie except for the proprieter and founder of the school, Mary Texanna Loomis.



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[W0BTU]

Interesting. I have had her Radio Theory and Operating book for as long as I can remember, and I always wondered what she looked like.

[Sam KS2AM]

A more flattering photo of Mary.




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[W1QWT]

Excellant!
That picture looks like the place I work at. Here they make all the engineers wear ties and some parts of this old building look like in the picture. They actually use light bulbs here to check for continuity!
A few years ago there was an engineering tech who didn't trust the digital meters and would only use a Simpson. Don't get me wrong, Simpsons are great for tuning rf circuits but I prefer a modern digital VOM for quantitative accuracy.
Regards
Q

[W3GMS]

Great stuff Sam!  Really enjoy the OT pictures and her story which I had read sometime back.  I think I have one of her books in my library.   
73,
Joe, W3GMS

[Sam KS2AM]

Her book "Radio theory and operating for the radio student and practical operator" was published in the 20's and I would have expected it to show up online in Google books or elsewhere by now but I don't see it anywhere.

[W0BTU]

Her book "Radio theory and operating for the radio student and practical operator" was published in the 20's and I would have expected it to show up online in Google books or elsewhere by now but I don't see it anywhere.

I didn't realize that was the full title before now; all that's printed on the cover are the first four words. I have the 3rd edition published in 1927. I have no idea how much it's worth, but it's not for sale.

[W3LSN]

The address of the radio school building no longer exists in DC. The site is across the street from the J. Edgar Hoover building, and is now occupied by a block long government office building.

73, Jim
WA2AJM/3

[W3GMS]

Her book "Radio theory and operating for the radio student and practical operator" was published in the 20's and I would have expected it to show up online in Google books or elsewhere by now but I don't see it anywhere.

I didn't realize that was the full title before now; all that's printed on the cover are the first four words. I have the 3rd edition published in 1927. I have no idea how much it's worth, but it's not for sale.

Hi Mike,
I just found my copy and its in pretty good shape.  Mine appears to be the 4th edition.  I don't see a publication date on mine. 

While looking for that book, I also found some other interesting ones.  Its so easy to get distracted when looking for treasures! 

Here are some of the titles:

Radio Phone Receiving, A practical Book for Everyone---1922

Book of Rules for the United Wireless Telegraph Co. ----1909

Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony, A.P. Morgan ----1920

Practical Wireless Telegraphy, Elmer E. Bucher----1917

Modern Electronics, Hugo Gernsback---1908

Telegraphy, Sears Roebuck---1927

National Radio Institute, NRI---1927

Fun with Dry Batteries for the Amateur Electrician....early but could not find a date

Audels Easy Lessons Wireless Telegraphy, 1917

Pocket edition of diagrams and complete information for Telegraph Engineers and Students, Willis Jones---1902

I.C.S. Radio Operators Handbook, International Correspondence Schools, Scranton PA. ---1923 

The Telegraph Boy, Horatio Alger, Jr.  1911

The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border, Gerald Breckenridge--1922

The Boys Inventors--Radio Telephone, Richard Bonner, 1915

Riding the Airwaves with Eric Palmer, 1930


Joe, W3GMS
 
 

[WA1GFZ]

hot chick on a spark rig

[W0BTU]

Hi Mike,
I just found my copy and its in pretty good shape.  Mine appears to be the 4th edition.  I don't see a publication date on mine.  

Mine is at the bottom on the second page, where it lists the previous editions and their pub dates. Also confirming the 1927 date is a loose insert that was shipped with all 3rd editions concerning the Radio Act of 1927.

While looking for that book, I also found some other interesting ones. ... Here are some of the titles:

Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony, A.P. Morgan ----1920
I.C.S. Radio Operators Handbook, International Correspondence Schools, Scranton PA. ---1923  

Those I also have, plus maybe a dozen others (all upstairs, and I'm downstairs in 'couch potato mode' right now. :-) One I particularly like is a 1921 army Signal Corps manual. In the 5th grade, I made a spark transmitter from the info in it. 

[W3GMS]

Those I also have, plus maybe a dozen others (all upstairs, and I'm downstairs in 'couch potato mode' right now. :-) One I particularly like is a 1921 army Signal Corps manual. In the 5th grade, I made a spark transmitter from the info in it. 
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Glad you have some good old buzzard radio books.  It sounds like you have a good collection of them.  I really enjoy the old books as much as the old wireless stuff. 

73,
Joe, GMS

[Sam KS2AM]

Loomis Radio School, 401-411 9th St NW Washington



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[w1vtp]

Her book "Radio theory and operating for the radio student and practical operator" was published in the 20's and I would have expected it to show up online in Google books or elsewhere by now but I don't see it anywhere.

You can have your own copy for about 100 bux

http://www.amazon.com/theory-operating-student-practical-operator/dp/B0008639IQ

Al

[W0BTU]

That's the 5th edition, 1930. Wonder if that's the last printing?

Anyway, they can have my copy for about 500 bux.  

[w1vtp]

He has the leads crossed.  Either a staged shot or a continuity check.  I don't see a series resistor in the meter batt hookup.  I'd go with a gross continuity check

Al

[W0BTU]

Loomis Radio School, 401-411 9th St NW Washington

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/pnp/npcc/28700/28794v.jpg

Looks like a VHF/UHF Yagi on the roof (left side of photo). But I'll bet it ain't!!!

[w1vtp]

Loomis Radio School, 401-411 9th St NW Washington

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/pnp/npcc/28700/28794v.jpg

Looks like a VHF/UHF Yagi on the roof (left side of photo). But I'll bet it ain't!!!

Dunno.  What do you think

[w1vtp]

This is getting to be fun 

[W0BTU]

Looks like a VHF/UHF Yagi on the roof (left side of photo). But I'll bet it ain't!!!

Dunno.  What do you think

I think what we're seeing are defects in the image, maybe compression artifacts.

The "Yagi elements" could also be insulators.

My guess is that there are some wires running between those two insulators on the cupola on the corner of the building and that "Yagi".

[Sam KS2AM]

National Radio School and the inauguration

https://www.shorpy.com/node/26041

https://www.shorpy.com/node/6923

[W2PFY]

The National Guard is in the background on horseback. Did they have any horses this time around? I didn't get to watch the shindig because re-runs of The Nelsons was on! Harriet was the babe!

[W3SLK]

In one photo it is 'Willett's Men's Outfitters' and the other photo it is 'Kronheim's'