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Sewer service trench, Cable Avenue.
1914
Cable Avenue, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada

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SEWER SERVICE TRENCH, CABLE AVENUE

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Constructing lower end of Cable Avenue.
28 May 1914
Cable Avenue, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada

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CONSTRUCTING LOWER END OF CABLE AVENUE

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Cable Avenue under construction.
28 May 1914
Cable Avenue, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada

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CABLE AVENUE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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WW I Military Guards.
1914
Cable Station, Water Street, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada

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WW I MILITARY GUARDS

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WW I Military Guard.
1914
Cable Station, Water Street, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada

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WW I MILITARY GUARD

The Western Union Telegraph Co. played a major role in international communications, and the Bay Roberts Station was integral to that operation. At one point, cable messages from Italy to South America were relayed through the Bay Roberts Station. The Station was well guarded during World War I and World War II because of the vital communications link it provided. During World War II, one of the cables through the Station was a private line between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Sir Winston Churchill. Another cable connected the Canadian Government in Ottawa with the Canadian Command in Europe. Also, coded weather forecasts and reported submarine sightings were relayed through the Station.

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WW I sentry post adjacent to Cable Station.
1914
Cable Station, Water Street, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada

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WW I SENTRY POST ADJACENT TO CABLE STATION

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WW I Military Guards at sentry post adjacent to Cable Station.
1914
Cable Avenue, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada
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WW I SENTRY GUARDS ON DUTY