Camp X Museum Artifacts

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Creator

Photographer Unknown, Photographer

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

A black and white photograph of a "Hydra" radio that was used at Camp X during World War II and was part of the Camp X Museum Collection. Camp X was a spy training camp and communications centre established by British Security Co-ordination on the shore of Lake Ontario on the border between Whitby and East Whitby Townships. The camp operated from 1941 to 1945. It was used as a government communications centre until 1969. The buildings were demolished in 1971-1972.

Notes

The Camp X Museum was part of the Robert Stuart Aeronautical and Camp-X Collection located at 1000 Stevenson Road North in Oshawa, Ontario. The museum was closed in 2010 and the collection was sold. A small number of artifacts were acquired by Canada's War Museum in Ottawa and other artifacts were purchased through fundraising efforts of Lynn Philip Hodgson and other supporters. The Lynn Philip Hodgson Camp-X Collection opened on November 8th, 2012 at its new permanent location at the Region of Durham Headquarters located at 605 Rossland Road East in Whitby. The collection is open to the public free of charge Monday through Friday.

Dimensions

Width: 4 in
Height: 6 in

Subject(s)

Galleries & museums
Military education
Military facilities
World War II

Corporate Name(s)

Robert Stuart Aeronautical and Camp-X Collection ; The Lynn Philip Hodgson Camp-X Collection

Local identifier

D2013_010_005

Collection

Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection

Geographic Coverage

Whitby

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.852975817185 Longitude: -78.8786250048828

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