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English: Radio operator on a sinking ship, with the captain behind him, during the wireless telegraphy era prior to 1920 sending a call for rescue; the letters "SOS". Originally appeared as the frontispiece of "The Wireless Man" by Francis A. Collins, Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, Copyright 1912 by The Century Company.

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Commons upload by Helix84 10:06, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

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11:16, 30 July 2005 Thomas H. White 340x429 (29,188 bytes) ({{PD-US}}Originally appeared as the frontispiece of "The Wireless Man" by Francis A. Collins, Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, Copyright 1912 by The Century Company.)

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