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Actions	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Title Official STC photographs of the installation of the trans-Andean cable circa 1930 Reference UK0108 SC MSS 273/01/01 Date 1930 to 1931 Creator John (MIEE) Kemp Scope and Content 4 official STC photographs (copies of originals) of the installation of the trans-Andean cable circa 1930. The photographs are; 1. Photograph E.5778. Caption, 'typical mountain terrain showing the difficult conditions that had to be faced when the STC trans-Andean Cable was laid in the early '30's'. (3 copies). 2. Photograph BH/2182/H. Caption, 'typical mountain terrain showing the difficult conditions that had to be faced when the STC trans-Andean Cable was laid in the early '30's'. [Digital versions available] Exent 4 Photographs Admin. history/Biography John Kemp (1896-1991), who was born in Switzerland, joined Western Electric in 1921 which became Standard Telephones & Cables (STC). He rose to the position of Chief Cable Engineer and travelled extensively with the company until 1939. John Kemp continued to work for STC after WWII up until his retirement from STC in the 1950s. He wrote many technical papers for Standard Telecommunication Laboratories Ltd (STL), which was the central research laboratory for STC, and also wrote several journal articles. John Kemp joined the IEE as a Graduate member in 1924, became an Associate Member in 1926 and then a Member in 1935. Persons keyword Standard Telephones and Cables Subject Telephone lines, Chile, Argentina Level of description file Hierarchy browser 110000003 Special Collection Manuscripts contains 321 parts UK0108 SC MSS 273 John Kemp STC papers contains 7 parts UK0108 SC MSS 273/01 The trans-Andean telephone cable between Chile and Argentina contains 5 parts UK0108 SC MSS 273/01/01 Official STC photographs of the installation of the trans-Andean cable circa 1930

Title
Official STC photographs of the installation of the trans-Andean cable circa 1930
Reference
UK0108 SC MSS 273/01/01
Date
1930 to 1931
Creator
John (MIEE) Kemp
Scope and Content
4 official STC photographs (copies of originals) of the installation of the trans-Andean cable circa 1930. The photographs are; 1. Photograph E.5778. Caption, 'typical mountain terrain showing the difficult conditions that had to be faced when the STC trans-Andean Cable was laid in the early '30's'. (3 copies). 2. Photograph BH/2182/H. Caption, 'typical mountain terrain showing the difficult conditions that had to be faced when the STC trans-Andean Cable was laid in the early '30's'. [Digital versions available]
Exent
4 Photographs
Admin. history/Biography
John Kemp (1896-1991), who was born in Switzerland, joined Western Electric in 1921 which became Standard Telephones & Cables (STC). He rose to the position of Chief Cable Engineer and travelled extensively with the company until 1939. John Kemp continued to work for STC after WWII up until his retirement from STC in the 1950s. He wrote many technical papers for Standard Telecommunication Laboratories Ltd (STL), which was the central research laboratory for STC, and also wrote several journal articles. John Kemp joined the IEE as a Graduate member in 1924, became an Associate Member in 1926 and then a Member in 1935.
Persons keyword
Standard Telephones and Cables
Subject
Telephone lines, Chile, Argentina
Level of description
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