Fax the radio using this process. The Western Union "Deskfax" fax machine, announced in 1948, was a compact machine that fit comfortably on a desktop, using special spark printer paper. As a designer for the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), in 1924, Richard H. Ranger invented the wireless photoradiogram, or transoceanic radio facsimile, the forerunner of today’s "fax" machines. A photograph of President Calvin Coolidge sent from New York to London on November 29, 1924, became the first photo picture reproduced by transoceanic radio facsimile. Commercial use of Ranger’s product began two years later. Also in 1924, Herbert E. Ives of
Elton Fax featured in a solo art show at the offices of the "Baltimore Afro-American" newspaper. Elton Fax taught art at the Harlem Community Art Center in New York beginning in 1934, and was involved with the Works Project Administration Federal Art Project. Fax was an illustrator for magazines such as "Weird Tales", "Astounding Science-Fiction", "Complete Cowboy", "Real Western", "Story Parade", "Child Life", and "All Sports". In 1942 he began a newspaper comic named "Susabelle", and later an illustrated history panel, "They'll Never Die", both carried in African-American newspapers. He also created greeting card illustrations for The Links. Books written and illustrated