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During the constuction
of the "Wireless Girdle" the Marconi
publication had photo updates.
(1) Rear view of the hotel at Belmar,
showing the steel girders of the roof in position;
an idea of the great size of this
structure may be had by closing examing the photograph, in
which men may be seen working
on the right wing of the building. (2) The fireplace in the
hotel for operators at Marshalls,
Cal. (3) Excavating the condenser pit for the powerhouse
at the Kahuku transmitting site.
Photo
zoom from page above...
( Web editor note - The
lines at the left are guy wires to one of the 300 foot
antenna at Belmar)
(4) The powerhouse at New Brunswick station, from which messages are to be trans-
mitted across the Atlantic. (5) A view of mast No. 6 at the Belmar trans-Atlantic receiving
station, showing method of attaching stays and the erection cage in actual operation. (6) A
glimpse of the concrete construction for the lighting plant at Koko Head, receiving site for
the Honolulu station.
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