W1AW 1941 Hartford, Connecticut

Operator: George Hart W1JTD / W1NJM

This is a later version of the classic W1AW QSL. We see the notation of W1JTD/W1NJM on the front of the card, who are both shown on the back in a view of the W1AW equipment area.
W1JTD, Hal Budd, and W1NJM, George Hart were the first and second operators, respectively, of the new Maxim  Memorial Station, W1AW, both being hired in 1938.
ARRL co-founder and first President Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW, went SK, on 17 February 1936, at the age of 66, after 22 years at the helm of the league.
The original Headquarter's station, W1MK, located at Hartford's Brainard Field, was totally destroyed by the waters of the Connecticut River during the devastating New England flood of March 1936.
No trace of the antenna structure remained after the flood waters receded!
The traffic handling work of W1MK, was picked up by the League club station, W1INF, located in nearby West Hartford.
December 1936, at the request of the ARRL Board of Directors, the FCC assigned the W1AW call to the league in memoriam. The first action of it's kind.
A new 7 acre site, in Newington, purchased for $2,200, would become the site of a new station in memoriam of Maxim, co-founder of the ARRL.
The Maxim Memorial Station, W1AW, was dedicated on 2 September 1938. The dedication being broadcast nationally through the facilities of WTIC Hartford.

QSL + Info courtesy of W4WJ