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Before the internet: How radio might change things?

Peter Pappas
Jun 16, 2022
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Illustration shows a vignette cartoon of scenes about the activities of stock exchanges and gambling on sporting events on ocean liners once they are equipped for wireless transmission. Vignettes captions clockwise from upper right:

The Curb Market

Scene in the Smoking Room - Card Playing will be out-of-date

At 7 bells yesterday afternoon the Ship’s Police raided a game of shuffle board. All implements were captured and the players were held without bail - From the Poopdeck Press

The Stock Exchange

Tapping the Wireless - “Hustle Bill! Mudskate won the first!”

Luncheon - These gentlemen are going aboard to “rest.”

On the Pool Room Deck


Title: Gambling by Wireless

Subhead: As it will be when ocean liner is properly equipped

Contributor Names: Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937, artist

Created / Published: N.Y. : J. Ottmann Lith. Co., Puck Bldg., 1906 June 20.

Library of Congress: LC-DIG-ppmsca-26070

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