General Electric Radio from Associated Radio Store
Dublin Core
Title
General Electric Radio from Associated Radio Store
Alternative Title
General Electric Radio
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Radios
General Electric Company
Description
A General Electric Radio purchased from the Associated Radio Store, located at 149 North Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florida. Before the advent of television, radio served as a major source of communication and entertainment. In 1885, Heinrich Hertz (1857-1894) discovered that electricity could be sent through electromagnetic waves. This discovery would aid ships in communicating with each other when out at sea, rather than using pigeons and flags. Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) would further this research by transmitting electromagnetic energy wirelessly in 1893. In 1897, Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) patented his own radio device and created a wireless radio transmission company. In 1901, he sent the first transatlantic signal, which was sent from Ireland and reached Canada.
Creator
Source
Original radio: Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Regions Bank, Orlando, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1919-1959
Is Format Of
Original color digital images by Rachel Williams, 2014.
Is Part Of
Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Regions Bank, Orlando, Florida.
Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection. RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
97.7 KB
87.4 KB
Medium
1 radio
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Associated Radio Store, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Orange County Regional History Center and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Williams, Rachel
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Orlando Remembered
External Reference
Garratt, G. R. M. The Early History of Radio From Faraday to Marconi. London, UK: Institution of Electrical Engineers, in association with the Science Museum, 1994.
Aitken, Hugh G. J. The Continuous Wave: Technology and American Radio, 1900-1932. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1985.
Transcript
GENERAL GE ELECTRIC
Radio from Associated Radio Store
From Rod Davis
Radio from Associated Radio Store
From Rod Davis
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 digital color image
Collection
Citation
General Electric, “General Electric Radio from Associated Radio Store,” RICHES, accessed April 23, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4080.