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Short-Wave Operator

Location : West Liberty, KY
Date : Jan, 1939
Agency : WPA
Owner : NARA (SPB)
Medium : B&W Photo
Control Number : RG 69-13-20037-D

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Description : Under the direction of Oliver Emery, the Adult Education Division of the WPA established a Radio Project at West Liberty, early in 1937. A short-wave transmitter and short-wave receiving sets of very low frequency and with a range of approximately 50 miles have been built.

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[Education][Educational Radio][Distance Learning, KY]