Contributed by National Archives at Boston
Description
Staff of the Otter Cliffs Radio Station operating force pose on the lower levels of a radio tower.
The Navy operated a radio receiver on Otter Cliffs on Mount Desert Island. The area later became part of Acadia National Park. The station began operations in 1917 and continued until 1935.
About This Item
- Title: Radio station crew, Otter Cliffs, 1919
- Creator: Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Security Group Command. Naval Security Group Activity, Winter Harbor, Maine.
- Creation Date: 1919-03-06
- Subject Date: 1919-03-06
- Location: Mount Desert Island, Hancock County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Local Code: ARC # 5730613, Box 9, 12/18/09-6
- Collection: Record Group 181: Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments; Historical Records (Winter Harbor)
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Mount Desert Island (Me.)
- Acadia National Park (Me.)
- Radio & television towers--Maine
- Humorous pictures
- United States. Navy
- Communication facilities
- Group portraits
- Antennas (Electronics)
- Naval yards & naval stations--Maine
- Military facilities--Maine
- Military personnel--United States
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