Paul Foged Photos - 1922

Paul Foged, of Neptune City, was given these eight photos of Camp Evans by this Dad.

Thank you Paul for sharing these.

The package is labeled 'Camp Evans - 1922'

If the date is accurate then RCA owns the station. RCA would sell the station on March 10, 1925 to the Monmouth Pleasure Club Association  (see deed Book 1287 page 444 Monmouth Co. Hall of Records)

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This view from Shark River Hills shows the operations building (9004) to the left, near the river.  Up the hill is the manager's cottage (9002), moving right the hotel (9001), the engineers cottage (9003), the receiving mast and finally the power building.  Note the height of the mast.

Above is the best photo of the operations building (9004) we have seen.  This building was the heart of the Belmar station.  All other buildings supported the activities here.  To the left is a structure which may attach the 2000 foot wire from the six reception masts which were uphill toward the left..

Another view of the operations building from up the bluff.  Note to the left one of the three balancing towers.  The top is visable above the distant tree line.  There are two telephone poles and railing for the steep path downhill.  Note the to the right of operations building there is no evidence of building 9005.  If the 1922 date is correct then the Marconi Company, nor the U.S. Navy built 9005.  Possible RCA

This photo shows both style of antennas on site from 1913 to 1926.  To the left is the first of six masts.  These were 300 feet tall and later may have been lengthened to 400 or 450 feet.  They were constructed of steel plates pressed into half cylinders.  Two half cylinders were bolted together one atop the other to form a long pipe like mast.  Each mast had four sets of guy wires to hold it in place. The guys were anchored by  large concrete blocks.  The last of this style mast was toppled in 1926.  Only three concrete anchors and one base are known to have survived to 2000.  One anchor is at the intersection of Monmoth Bl. and Watcon Road.  The surviving base and two opposing anchors are on Harrison Street, west of Monmouth Bl.  The antenna to the right is one of three balancing towers.  They ran along the Shark River edge and were 150 feet tall.  Only the top portion of the one has been saved by Wall Township.  It is a part of a memorial along Marconi Road.

This is a view looking west of River Road, later renamed Marconi Road, when it was a dirt road.  Note the hotel to the left with the first mast behind it.  In the tree to the right on can see the manager's cottage.  Note to ruts in the mud.

The two Marconi cottages.  The foreground is the manager's cottage and behind is the chief engineer's.  Just like all the Marconi buildings, these are completely fireproof.  They each have four bedrooms, kitchen, dining room, living room, full basement and a porch.

This is the rear of the hotel (9001).  Where the phtographer was standing was a vegetable for the hotel, it is now occupied by the WWII radar research buildings.  The hotel is nearly identical today.  The Army added a fire escape in th e left inside corner, a transformer shelter behind the rear foyer fireplace and a ramp into the basement.   To the left of the right wing there is now has a ramp into the basement.  The rear right door now connects to an enclosed ramp to building 9032.

This view taken near Brighton Ave., looking across the back of the Shark River, shows the Bright Ave. bridge and the west most balancing tower.  We have not found any evidence of the bases of this tower.  Possibly the current route 18 entrance is in the spot.

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