Boss of the ether" tunes in. Rear Admiral W.H.G. Bullard, chairman of the newly created Federal Radio Board, who recently arrived in Washington from China, "tunes in" on a radio set in his office at the Department of Commerce
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"Boss of the ether" tunes in. Rear Admiral W.H.G. Bullard, chairman of the newly created Federal Radio Board, who recently arrived in Washington from China, "tunes in" on a radio set in his office at the Department of Commerce" (1927). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22Boss_of_the_ether%22_tunes_in._Rear_Admiral_W.H.G._Bullard,_chairman_of_the_newly_created_Federal_Radio_Board,_who_recently_arrived_in_Washington_from_China,_%22tunes_in%22_on_a_radio_set_in_his_LCCN2016888340.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 270060.
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