Papers concerning lightship and lighthouse installations
MS. Marconi 247
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Papers concerning lightship and lighthouse installations
Shelfmark
MS. Marconi 247
Summary
Includes:
Letter, cutting and Morse tape relating to tests between South Foreland Lighthouse and East Goodwin Lightship, 1899
Photographs of light vessels at Tongue, Crosby, East Goodwin, South Goodwin and of a pilot vessel, c. 1900
Correspondence concerning the installation at Borkum Lighthouse, Germany, 1900
Papers concerning the Nantucket Lightship installation, with a photograph, 1901-4
Agreement with Trinity House for the provision of lighthouse and lightship installations, 1905
Press cuttings, extracts and releases, 1921-5
Papers concerning the International Conference on Lighthouses, including visits to Marconi premises, 1929
Date
1899-1933
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box
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Collection contents
Papers relating to Marconi and the development of wireless telegraphy
Maritime
The development of maritime wireless services
Papers concerning lightship and lighthouse installations
