Harry Cheetham's Radio Operator License
date: label: date made
content: 1911-1929
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content: Harry Cheetham was one of the pioneers of early radio in the United States. His 1911 radio operator's license was issued shortly before <i>Titanic</i> sank, and the <i>Boston Globe</i> newspaper hired him to listen for and intercept radio communications messages from <i>Carpathia</i> while it steamed back to New York with the <i>Titanic</i> survivors aboard. Although <i>Carpathia</i>'s captain had imposed a general radio blackout, it did communicate the names of survivors for the benefit of the families ashore who were anxiously awaiting news of their relatives' fates. Cheetham intercepted one of the survivor messages and sold the information to the <i>Globe</i> for $175.00.
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content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
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content: Communications
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content: Titanic
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Harry R. Chetham
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content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.310187
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content: 310187
label: accession number
content: 112399
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content: radio licenses