Jim Bachtell 1958-59 photo collection
During Jim's tour the permanent station construction took place. Upon completion the operations switched from the mobile trailers to the modern Loran-A equipment.
Between the two poles is the ant coupler, in the middle are the mobile trailers with the
equipment and to the right is the station building
L to R: Station building, mobile unit, storage
From the one of the transmitting antenna poles
Operations switched to OPS building
Trailers are their way home
Time to relax in new accommodations
Log flight from Miami
Around the island
ON OR NEAR THOIS SPOT
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
LANDED ON THE 12 OCTOBER 1942. Admiral S. E. Morrison
DEDICATION CEREMONY AND CHRISTMAS SERVICES SHARED BY ALL CHURCHES
25TH DECEMBER 1956
AMERICANS AND NATIVES WORSHIPPED TOGETHER AS SYMBOL OF FAITH
LOVE AND UNITY BETWEEN ALL NATIONS AND FOR PEACE ON EARTH
Ruth G. (Durlacher) Wolper
Palage reads:
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
FIRST SET FOOT UNOP THE SOIL OF
THE NEW WORLD
ERECTED BY
THE CHICAGO HERALD
JUNE 1951
The DIXON Lighthouser c./1958
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
MADE THE FIRST RECORDED
LANDING IN THE NEW WORLD
ON THIS BEACH OCT 10, 1492
YAWL HELOISE FEB 25 1951
Thanks to the family of Jim Bachtell for sharing!
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