Howard Allen Chinn on beach with radio, circa 1928

Object summary

Title: Howard Allen Chinn on beach with radio, circa 1928
Object ID: GCP-00004769
Date made: circa 1928
Place made: United States, Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Round Hill
Object type: Photograph
Major collection: MIT History
Named collection: Biographical/Subject Files Collection
On view: No

Description

Howard Allen Chinn operates a radio while standing at a table on a beach. The whaleship Charles W. Morgan is visible at a dock in the distance.

Original Caption: "A 500-watt, crystal controlled forty meter transmitting set used at the radio research station of Massachusetts Institute of Technology for communication with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition. H. A. Chinn, Research Operator, is shown checking the frequency of the transmitter."