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English: Photograph of Guglielmo Marconi and associates raising the receiving antenna by kite at St. John's, Newfoundland in December, 1901 in preparation for his historic first transatlantic radio transmission 11 December 1901 from Poldhu, Cornwall, a distance of 2300 mi (3500 km). Appeared in the article "Marconi's Achievement" in the February, 1902 issue of McClure's Magazine.
Français : Guglielmo Marconi et d'autres personnes installent le cerf-volant qui porte l'antenne pour la première communication sans fil transatlantique, à Saint-Jean, à Terre-Neuve, le 12 décembre 1901.
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Source From the article "Marconi's Achievement" in the February, 1902 issue of McClure's Magazine.
Author James M. Vey
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  • 2006-09-10 01:23 Thomas H. White 518×256× (53161 bytes) Photograph of Marconi and associates raising the receiving antenna by kite at St. John's, Newfoundland in December, 1901. Appeared in the article "Marconi's Achievement" in the February, 1902 issue of ''McClure's Magazine''.

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