Transmitting From the Scene of Action--Jacob Ruppert, owner of the New York Yankees, listening in on the transmission of a World Series Baseball action picture sent by the telephone by a Wide World Wired Photo portable transmitter beneath the stands of The Yankee Stadium. Joseph McCarthy. manager of the Yankees, shown at the left, and John Schildmecht, technician, look on. By transmitting this picture direct from the scene of action, much time was saved and enabled subscribers receiving it to score beats in their respective cities. This picture is sent you for possible promotional purposes in connection with your use of the Wide World Wired Photo system.

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Title:
Transmitting From the Scene of Action--Jacob Ruppert, owner of the New York Yankees, listening in on the transmission of a World Series Baseball action picture sent by the telephone by a Wide World Wired Photo portable transmitter beneath the stands of The Yankee Stadium. Joseph McCarthy. manager of the Yankees, shown at the left, and John Schildmecht, technician, look on. By transmitting this picture direct from the scene of action, much time was saved and enabled subscribers receiving it to score beats in their respective cities. This picture is sent you for possible promotional purposes in connection with your use of the Wide World Wired Photo system.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Ruppert, Col. Jacob - Baseball
Photographer:
Wide World Photos, Inc.
Name on Item:
Wide World Photos
Date:
[ca. October 1937]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Baseball
Business people
Ruppert, Jacob, 1867-1939
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 182 x 230 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/j9605422h
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_000481_0012
Barcode:
39999088103575