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Background imageTelegraph Collection: Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Breaking Adrift of the Coal on Board the 'Agamemnon', 1858

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Breaking Adrift of the Coal on Board the "Agamemnon", 1858. A storm on 20th June....everything broke adrift, whether secured or not

Background imageTelegraph Collection: E.C. Heasley, Jules A. Rodier and Maj. Montgomery in the telegraph room in the White House... 1898

E.C. Heasley, Jules A. Rodier and Maj. Montgomery in the telegraph room in the White House... 1898
E.C. Heasley, Jules A. Rodier and Maj. Montgomery in the telegraph room in the White House, set up to receive news of the Spanish-American War, 1898

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Telegraphic Love, n. d. Creator: Hablot Knight Browne

Telegraphic Love, n. d. Creator: Hablot Knight Browne
Telegraphic Love, n.d

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Field Telegraph, Battery Wagon, September 1864. Creator: David Knox

Field Telegraph, Battery Wagon, September 1864. Creator: David Knox
Field Telegraph, Battery Wagon, September 1864. [Scene from the American Civil War: covered wagon with US Military Telegraph Headquarters written on the side

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Street Scene in the Outskirts of Edo on an Evening in Winter, ca. 1878

Street Scene in the Outskirts of Edo on an Evening in Winter, ca. 1878

Background imageTelegraph Collection: U. S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps, April 1864. Creator: Alexander Gardner

U. S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps, April 1864. Creator: Alexander Gardner
U.S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps, April 1864. Albumen print, pl. 62 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: 3c Washington on advertising cover, July 2, 1856. Creator: Unknown

3c Washington on advertising cover, July 2, 1856. Creator: Unknown
3c Washington on advertising cover, July 2, 1856

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Moritz Hermann von Jacobis Telegraph, 1843. Creator: Historic Object

Moritz Hermann von Jacobis Telegraph, 1843. Creator: Historic Object
Moritz Hermann von Jacobis Telegraph, 1843. Found in the collection of State Central Railway Museum, St. Petersburg

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Copper station, Nine Elms, Telegraph, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Copper station, Nine Elms, Telegraph, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Copper station, Nine Elms, Telegraph, 1844. Such is its velocity, that when this [Electric Printing Telegraph] shall be laid down the entire line, the time occupied in the transit of a message

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Telegraphing the Abstract of the Indian Mail from Marseilles to Paris, 1844

Telegraphing the Abstract of the Indian Mail from Marseilles to Paris, 1844. Postal and telegraph service between India and Britain

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Military Telegraphic Corps, Army of the Potomac, Berlin, October 1862, 1862

Military Telegraphic Corps, Army of the Potomac, Berlin, October 1862, 1862

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Atlantic Telegraph Cable Fleet Assembled at Berehaven (Southwest Coast of Ireland)

The Atlantic Telegraph Cable Fleet Assembled at Berehaven (Southwest Coast of Ireland): Ships, the Great Eastern, H.M.S. Terrible, the Alby, the Medway and the William Cory, 1866

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Bay of Bull Arms, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Bonfires Lighted on the Hills to Notify

The Bay of Bull Arms, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Bonfires Lighted on the Hills to Notify of the Arrival of the Cable Fleet on August 5th, 1858, 1865-66

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Settlement and Church of Hearts Content, Newfoundland, 1866

The Settlement and Church of Hearts Content, Newfoundland, 1866

Background imageTelegraph Collection: First Telegraph House at Hearts Content, Newfoundland, 1866, 1866

First Telegraph House at Hearts Content, Newfoundland, 1866, 1866

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Exterior View of the Telegraph House in 1857-1858, 1865-66

Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Exterior View of the Telegraph House in 1857-1858, 1865-66

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Telegraph Cable Fleet at Sea, 1865, 1865-66. Creator: Robert Charles Dudley

Telegraph Cable Fleet at Sea, 1865, 1865-66. Creator: Robert Charles Dudley
Telegraph Cable Fleet at Sea, 1865, 1865-66

Background imageTelegraph Collection: View Looking Aft from the Port Paddle-box on the Deck of the Great Eastern... 1865-66

View Looking Aft from the Port Paddle-box on the Deck of the Great Eastern... 1865-66
View Looking Aft from the Port Paddle-box on the Deck of the Great Eastern: Showing the Trough for the Cable, etc. 1865-66

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Valentia, Ireland, from the Harbor, Opposite Knight s-town, at the Period of Laying

Valentia, Ireland, from the Harbor, Opposite Knight s-town, at the Period of Laying the Cable of 1857, 1865-66

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, Looking from Cromwell Fort: The Caroline and Boats

Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, Looking from Cromwell Fort: The Caroline and Boats Laying the Earth Wire, July 21st, 1865, 1865-66

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Coiling the Cable in the Large Tanks at the Works of the Telegraph Construction

Coiling the Cable in the Large Tanks at the Works of the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company of Greenwich, 1865, 1865

Background imageTelegraph Collection: In the Bows of the Great Eastern: The Cable Broken and Lost, Preparing to Grapple

In the Bows of the Great Eastern: The Cable Broken and Lost, Preparing to Grapple, August 2nd, 1865, 1865

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Coiling the Cable in the After-tank on Board the Great Eastern at Sheerness: Visit

Coiling the Cable in the After-tank on Board the Great Eastern at Sheerness: Visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales on May 23rd, 1865, 1865-66

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Cable Passed From the Works into the Hulk (the Old Frigate Iris) Lying in the Thames

The Cable Passed From the Works into the Hulk (the Old Frigate Iris) Lying in the Thames at Greenwich, 1865-66

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Old Frigate Iris with Her Freight of Cable Alongside the Great Eastern at Sheerness

The Old Frigate Iris with Her Freight of Cable Alongside the Great Eastern at Sheerness: The Cable Passed from the Hulk to the Great Eastern, 1865

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, Looking Seawards from the Point at Which the Cable

Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, Looking Seawards from the Point at Which the Cable Reaches the Shore of Ireland, 1865-66

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Reels of Gutta-percha Covered Conducting Wire Conveyed into Tanks at the Works

The Reels of Gutta-percha Covered Conducting Wire Conveyed into Tanks at the Works of the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company, at Greenwich, 1865-66

Background imageTelegraph Collection: September 8th at Hearts Content, the day of the successful termination of the work

September 8th at Hearts Content, the day of the successful termination of the work of laying, recovering, completing and testing the Atlantic Telegraph Cables of 1865 and 1866, 1866

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Splicing the Cable (after the First Accident) on Board the Great Eastern, July 25th, 1865

Splicing the Cable (after the First Accident) on Board the Great Eastern, July 25th, 1865, 1865-66

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Forward Deck of the Great Eastern Cleared for the First Attempt to Grapple... 1865-66

Forward Deck of the Great Eastern Cleared for the First Attempt to Grapple... 1865-66
Forward Deck of the Great Eastern Cleared for the First Attempt to Grapple for the Lost Cable, August 11th, 1865, 1865-66

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Forge on Deck, Night of August 9th: Preparing the Iron Plating for Capstan, 1865-66

The Forge on Deck, Night of August 9th: Preparing the Iron Plating for Capstan, 1865-66

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Paying-out Machinery in the Stern of the Great Eastern, 1865

The Paying-out Machinery in the Stern of the Great Eastern, 1865

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Getting Out One of the Large Buoys for Launching, August 2nd, 1865, 1865

Getting Out One of the Large Buoys for Launching, August 2nd, 1865, 1865

Background imageTelegraph Collection: H. M. S. Agamemnon Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable in 1858: a Whale Crosses the Line

H. M. S. Agamemnon Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable in 1858: a Whale Crosses the Line
H.M.S. Agamemnon Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable in 1858: a Whale Crosses the Line, 1865-66

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Interior of One of the Tanks on Board the Great Eastern: The Cable Passing Out, 1865-66

Interior of One of the Tanks on Board the Great Eastern: The Cable Passing Out, 1865-66

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Cliffs, Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the Point at Which the Shore-end of the Cable

The Cliffs, Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the Point at Which the Shore-end of the Cable was Landed on July 22nd, 1865, 1865

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Launching the Buoy from the Bow of the Great Eastern on August 8th, 1865, 1865-66

Launching the Buoy from the Bow of the Great Eastern on August 8th, 1865, 1865-66

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Getting Out One of the Great Buoys: The Deck of the Great Eastern Looking From

Getting Out One of the Great Buoys: The Deck of the Great Eastern Looking From the Forecastle, 1865-66

Background imageTelegraph Collection: View of the Interior of One of the Tanks on Board the Great Eastern, 1865-66

View of the Interior of One of the Tanks on Board the Great Eastern, 1865-66

Background imageTelegraph Collection: View, Looking Aft, from the Port Paddle Box of the Great Eastern, Showing the Trough

View, Looking Aft, from the Port Paddle Box of the Great Eastern, Showing the Trough for the Cable, etc. 1865-66

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Deck of the Great Eastern, the Cable Trough, etc. 1866, 1865-66

Deck of the Great Eastern, the Cable Trough, etc. 1866, 1865-66

Background imageTelegraph Collection: News Received Through the Atlantic Cable From All Parts of the World, etc. 1866

News Received Through the Atlantic Cable From All Parts of the World, etc. 1866

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Albany Buoying a Bight of the Cable of 1865 on the Night of August 26th, 1866, 1866

The Albany Buoying a Bight of the Cable of 1865 on the Night of August 26th, 1866, 1866

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Progress of the Century - The Lightning Steam Press. The Electric Telegraph

The Progress of the Century - The Lightning Steam Press. The Electric Telegraph. The Locomotive. The Steamboat. 1876

Background imageTelegraph Collection: At the Telegraph. Creator: Beraud, Jean (1849-1936)

At the Telegraph. Creator: Beraud, Jean (1849-1936)
At the Telegraph. Private Collection

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Signalling station, Tsingtao, China, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

Signalling station, Tsingtao, China, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Signalling station, Tsingtao, China, 1898. Signalstation auf dem Truppel[?]. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Background imageTelegraph Collection: First telegraph despatch from Lyon, 4 March 1815, (1921). Creator: Unknown

First telegraph despatch from Lyon, 4 March 1815, (1921). Creator: Unknown
First telegraph despatch from Lyon, 4 March 1815, (1921). Premiere depeche telegraphique de Lyon. Message sent via French inventor Claude Chappes (1763-1805) optical telegraph (semaphore) system

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Chapel Street. Melbourne, 1901. Creator: Unknown

Chapel Street. Melbourne, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Chapel Street. Melbourne, 1901. Joseph Crook claimed to have built the first house in Chapel Street in 1849. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]



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