THE RADIO HISTORIAN'S
SAN FRANCISCO PHOTO ARCHIVE

of Radio Station

KQW / KCBS

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Garden City Bank

The Garden City Bank Building,
San Jose

Doc Herrold and Ray Newby, 1909 

Doc Herrold operating the arc-fone station, about 1912 

Sybil Herrold
Herrold's wife Sybil before the microphone.
Herrold student
A Herrold Student operates
the Arcphone transmitter

KQW towers on the First Baptist Church, San Jose, 1925 

KQW broadcast
The broadcast of a program from the First Baptist Church

Charles Herrold on the air at KQW, early 1920's 

Herrold at KQW transmitter
Charles Herrold operates the KQW transmitter at the First Baptist Church, about 1926.

KQW's main studio in San Jose, mid 1920's 

KQW owner Fred J. Hart
KQW owner Fred J. Hart, 1932

KQW QSL letter
KQW QSL letter, 1934

Charles L. McCarthy, co-owner and Manager of KQW in the 30's and 40's.


 

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