Sketch of the Western Union Tower, c. 1940
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Sketch of the Terminal by architect Leon Chatelain, via Library of Congress
This file appears in: Western Union Telegraph Company (Washington Radio Terminal): This seventy-three-foot-tall octagonal transmission tower was built from 1945 to 1947 near the city’s highest point of elevation.
Western Union Telegraph Company (Washington Radio Terminal): This seventy-three-foot-tall octagonal transmission tower was built from 1945 to 1947 near the city’s highest point of elevation.
The Western Union Telegraph Company Tenley Radio Terminal is a landmark in engineering history. Built between 1945 and 1947, it served as a transmission and receiving station in an experimental radio…