Object Details
- Description
- Harry Cheetham was one of the pioneers of early radio in the United States. His 1911 radio operator's license was issued shortly before Titanic sank, and the Boston Globe newspaper hired him to listen for and intercept radio communications messages from Carpathia while it steamed back to New York with the Titanic survivors aboard. Although Carpathia'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 Globe for $175.00.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- from Harry R. Chetham
- 1911-1929
- ID Number
- EM.310187
- catalog number
- 310187
- accession number
- 112399
- Object Name
- radio licenses
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Electricity
- Communications
- Titanic
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1351258
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-96ba-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
