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Marconi station at Glace Bay

Four large aerial towers and a low station building atop cliffs at a seashore.

Photographer unknown. Circa 1907–17. Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. “Marconi Station at Glace Bay.” James Vey Collection, Collection MG 760, Item B 1-90. The Rooms, Provincial Archives Division.

The station Marconi had built at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. Note how it resembles the sketch used to rebuild the Poldhu station. The design for the Glace Bay station was likely related to the Poldhu plans.