Monday, May 24, 2010

1936 Illinois State Police

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20 April 1936 ~ 300 motorcycles and 200 hundred autos of the Illinois State Highway Police are being equipped with radio receiving sets and transmitting stations, each with a range of about 70 miles, are being erected throughout the state. The above photo shows the receiver on the rear carrier of the motorcycle; a loud speaker is on the handlebars, facing he driver behind the headlight.





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