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  1. Untitled [Dollaradio Receiving Station] - Photograph

    Untitled [Dollaradio Receiving Station], c. 1930-1950s. Black and white photograph shows the Dollaradio Receiving Station in Pacifica. The brick building's main portion has a gable roof with a false front. A smaller entrance area done in the same style connects perpendicularly to the main structure and has an arched doorway flanked by long windows. The side of the building closest to the viewer shows multiple clear glass windowpanes surrounding a...

    Record Type: Photo

    Untitled [Dollaradio Receiving Station], c. 1930-1950s
  2. Untitled [Dollaradio Receiving Station and Tower] - Photograph

    Untitled [Dollaradio Receiving Station and Tower], c. 1930-1941. Black and white photograph shows the Dollaradio Receiving Station viewed from an unpaved road leading up to the building. The station is constructed with brick in a symmetrical style. The main portion of the building has a gable roof with false fronts at both ends. A smaller gable in the same style connects perpendicularly to the main structure. Flowering shrubs are planted along th...

    Record Type: Photo

    Untitled [Dollaradio Receiving Station and Tower]
  3. Untitled [Dollaradio Receiving Station and Towers in Landscape] - Photograph

    Untitled [Dollaradio Receiving Station and Towers in Landscape], c. 1930-1941. Black and white photograph shows a hilly coastal ridge dotted with multiple electrical poles. Two transmitting towers appear at center along with the Dollaradio receiving station, a rectangular structure with a gable roof. A road curves from the foreground toward the station at lower right. Behind the ridge, the ocean fills the background and melds with the skyline ab...

    Record Type: Photo

    Untitled [Dollaradio Receiving Station and Towers in Landscape], c. late 1
  4. Untitled [Dollaradio Receiving Station in Landscape] - Photograph

    Untitled [Dollaradio Receiving Station in Landscape], c. mid 20th century. Black and white photograph shows a hilly coastal ridge seen from a distance with the Dollaradio receiving station visible at bottom center. Two roads curve in the landscape near the station, with Palmetto Avenue at right and Cabrillo Highway at left. Multiple electrical poles span the landscape. Behind the ridge, the ocean fills the background and melds with the skyline ab...

    Record Type: Photo

    Untitled [Dollaradio Receiving Station in Landscape], c. mid 20th century
  5. Untitled [Dollaradio Station Building] - Photograph

    Untitled [Dollaradio Station Building], c. late 1920s-1930s. Black and white photograph shows a small rectangular wooden building in an undeveloped landscape near the coast. Viewed from the side, the building has two windows framed with white trim and a cylindrical chimney at center of a gable roof. Two tall poles flank the right side of the building and are secured to the ground by cables. A post and wire fence is visible to the left of the buil...

    Record Type: Photo

    Untitled [Dollaradio Station Building]
  6. Untitled [Dollaradio Transmitting Tower] - Photograph

    Untitled [Dollaradio Transmitting Tower], c. late 1920s-1941. Black and white photograph shows a Dollaradio transmitting tower viewed from below looking up toward the top. The four-sided structure is constructed with crisscrossing metal grids that narrow as they move upward. A large dollar sign, seen from behind, is attached to the tower near the top.

    Record Type: Photo

    Untitled [Dollaradio Transmitting Tower], c. late 1920s-1941
  7. Untitled [Equipment Inside Dollaradio Receiving Station] - Photograph

    Untitled [Equipment Inside Dollaradio Receiving Station] c. 1930-1950s. Black and white photograph of equipment inside the Dollaradio Receiving Station in Pacifica. The image shows the corner of a room set up for short-wave radio operations. A chair and typewriter, partially out of frame, appear in the foreground at bottom center. Behind, a desk supports radio equipment, a telephone, clipboards, and cabinets to organize documents and supplies. A ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Untitled [Equipment Inside Dollaradio Receiving Station] c. 1930-1950s

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