Postcards of Camp Evans

The Published
Postcards
of
Marconi Wireless Station
and
The Kings College
various dates

Back when use of the telephone was expensive, when there was no email service, persons would send postcards of tourist
attractions. The Marconi Station in Wall was the largest and most advanced wireless station on the east coast when built.

The photo on this postcard was taken on April 12, 1914 by Mr. Edward Henderson
it is the first postcard of the station published.

Hotel at Marconi Wireless Station, Belmar NJ
November 20, 1916
My Dear May
Well this has been a fine day. Hope it stays as nice the rest of the week so we can get home next Sat we have half of the poles lowered now and we did not start on them till Sat Hope you are getting along OK Have not got any money yet. May be not get it till we get home Love & kisses to all Wes

COMMERCIALCHROME approximate date 1914

Published by Conover's Variety Store, Belmar, N.J.

Note the 400 foot antenna behind the Hotel. Those little trees are giants now.

COMMERCIALCHROME approximate date 1914

Published by Conover's Variety Store, Belmar, N.J.

Note the row of six 400 foot antennas. The building is the power station with its tall
smoke stack. The white home in the distance was where Marconi stayed when he visited.

approximate date 1938

Marconi Wireless Station, Belmar N J
October 29,1917, Sunday PM
Well this has been a long day for me. We did not work today . I took a walk along the beach this AM and then we rode out to the station a while then we went to Spring Lake after dinner to a big fire and then went to Asbury P so I went up to Manasquan to Van Sickles had supper up there Love to all Wes Will look for a letter today AM

Hotel at Marconi Wireless Station, Belmar NJ
November 20, 1916
My Dear May
Well this has been a fine day. Hope it stays as nice the rest of the week so we can get home next Sat we have half of the poles lowered now and we did not start on them till Sat Hope you are getting along OK Have not got
any money yet. May be not get it till we get home Love & kisses to all Wes
Marconi Wireless Station

Belmar N J
October 29,1917, Sunday PM
Well this has been a long day for me . We did not work today. I took a walk along the beach this AM and then we rode out to the station a while then we went to Spring Lake after dinner to a big fire and then went to Asbury P
so I went up to Manasquan to Van Sickles had supper up there Love to all Wes Will look for a letter today AM

Marconi Wireless Station Employes Hotel, Marion MA
September 2, 1919
Dear Mary
Sent you a letter this AM and am going to send this card this PM. It has been too wet to work to day so we are having a holiday. Did you send Rus. the money I owed? Love to all Wes

Marconi Wireless Station Supt Cottage, Marion MA
September 2, 1919, MonPM
Dear Gertrude
I hope you got the card I sent you yesterday, also the box I sent with Mr G I suppose you will be starting to school soon . Be a good girl Love & kisses from D

Marconi Wireless Station Power Plant, Marion MA
September 2, 1919
Dear Little Man
Just thought I would send a card to you so you can see where Daddy is working From Daddy

Marconi Wireless Station, Chatham MA
October 15, 1919
Dear Sonny Boy
Thought I better send you a card too so you won't feel slighted. Can't you write and tell me about shopping with Mother? She just told me enough to make me curious . Love & Kisses from Daddy

Thanks to Gerry and Marsha Simkin, Ray Chase and members of NJARC for supplying the Marconi Station postcards and contents. The King's College postcard was courtesy of Mr. Richard Napoliton of Wall. The April 14, 1914 postcard is courteay of Mr. Russ Henderson.

If you have any similiar postcards please send us a photocopy of the front and back!

Below is a postcard (Fig 6.) that was not available for purchase.
If you were an amateur radio operator and reported the reception of the
moon bounce signal transmitted from the Diana station (Fig 7) you were sent this postcard.
Click on the postcard to read an 1960 article on the new Diana station
"The Diana station has undertaken many other experiments, for example, the determination of upper usable frequencies for ionospheric scatter, meteor scatter, and the calibration of "Minitrack" receiving systems in the western hemisphere by moon relay at 108 mc. Numerous verifications of reception of these signals were received from radio amateurs throughout the world. A specially designed verification card was sent to all stations reporting reception of the moon-bounce signal (Fig. 6). Radio astronomy techniques now usable for space probe tracking were developed, and many of the first parametric amplifiers were used at this site."

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