1910-11 Staff |
Officer in Charge: J.E. Harker
2nd Operator: R. Harris 3rd Operator: P.V. Griffin |
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1910 photo clearly shows the operations building and the two masts. Supplies would be hauled up the tramway from the beach.
Prince Rupert Archive's photo. |
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122 View towardsthe Digby Island Wireless station. The station is located in the cutjust to the right of center. Another dwelling has been erected. c.1916
Bowerman Collection |
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Station staff and families. Jack Bowerman on the right. Jack was on station for a couple of years starting in 1914. Tall fellow in the middle might be Lofty Harris. Operators Winter, Ward and Elliot were on station during Jack's time. Some or all of them may be in this photo.
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341 Old Digby station.
Bowerman Collection |
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091 This shows the tramway down to the Digby Wireless Station's dock. Coastal steamer in the distance. Jack Bowerman was at this station 1914-16.
Bowerman Collection |
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4 Digby Island mast top photo of the residences in 1945. Station eventually moved over to the airport on the other side of the island.
Osborne Collection |
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22 1945 photo of the Digby Island operating position--looking right. Quite a collection of receivers.
Osborne Collection |
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23 Digby Island operations building in the 1940's.
Osborne Collection |
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Digby operations building. Note the winch cable heading down the slope to the landing beach. This is how supplies were brought up to the station. Alert Bay, Point Grey, Bull Harbor and Triangle Island all had similar tramways.
Hammerer Collection |
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Digby operations building from the other side as shown above.
Hammerer Collection |
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258 Digby Island radio site sitting on the hill to the left. Department of Marine depot buildings in the middle distance.
Bowerman Collection |
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006 Digby Island Wireless Station (Prince Rupert). The photo was taken some years after the construction of the station as the masts are of metal lattice construction, whereas the original masts would have fabricated on the spot, cut from local trees.
Bowerman Collection |
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24 1945 photo of the Digby Island operating position--looking left.
Osborne Collection |
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Digby Island operations position. A varied selection of transmitters!
Larry Reid |
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A few of the operators. Jim Vint on the left and Sid Woods (I think) is second from the right.
Jan Vint, Jim's duaghter |
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006 Digby Island Wireless Station (Prince Rupert). The photo was taken some years after the construction of the station as the masts are of metal lattice construction, whereas the original masts would have been wooden, cut from local trees. Bowerman Collection |
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These photos are in chronological order (as near as I can tell) and show the changes to the station as time went by.
