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Telegraph Collection (#9)

"Connecting the World: The Telegraph's Timeless Legacy" Main Street, Salisbury, North Carolina, USA - where the telegraph brought news from afar to this bustling town

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Cooke & Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1850

Cooke & Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1850
3479986 Cooke & Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Cooke & Wheatstone's double needle telegraph)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Cooke & Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1850

Cooke & Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1850
3479984 Cooke & Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Cooke & Wheatstone's double needle telegraph)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Example of a message received on Bakewell's facsimile printing telegraph, 1850

Example of a message received on Bakewell's facsimile printing telegraph, 1850
3479979 Example of a message received on Bakewell's facsimile printing telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Example of a message received on Bakewell's facsimile printing telegraph)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Transmitting key for a Morse telegraph, 1874

Transmitting key for a Morse telegraph, 1874
3479970 Transmitting key for a Morse telegraph, 1874; (add.info.: Transmitting key for a Morse telegraph.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Teleprinter in the Bank of England, 1886

Teleprinter in the Bank of England, 1886
3479964 Teleprinter in the Bank of England, 1886; (add.info.: Teleprinter in the Bank of England.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Transmitting table and keyboard of the Hughes printing telegraph, 1859

Transmitting table and keyboard of the Hughes printing telegraph, 1859
3479962 Transmitting table and keyboard of the Hughes printing telegraph, 1859; (add.info.: Transmitting table and keyboard of the Hughes printing telegraph.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Running out the wire of Trouve's military telegraph system, 1883

Running out the wire of Trouve's military telegraph system, 1883
3479546 Running out the wire of Trouve's military telegraph system, 1883; (add.info.: Running out the wire of Trouve's military telegraph system, 1883.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The sending of an emergency signal, 1850

The sending of an emergency signal, 1850
3480165 The sending of an emergency signal, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the sending of an emergency signal on a railway telegraph in France)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Piazza Gorgona in Marina di Pisa; postcard

Piazza Gorgona in Marina di Pisa; postcard
3561350 Piazza Gorgona in Marina di Pisa; postcard; (add.info.: Marina di Pisa, Piazza Gorgona, Pisa 1908 ca. Photographer: Niccolai F.lli); Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331084 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331078 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331076 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: A Family Saloon Cabin aboard the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph

A Family Saloon Cabin aboard the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331058 A Family Saloon Cabin aboard the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331137 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331102 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331046 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Carl Friedrich Gauss and Wilhelm Eduard Weber

Carl Friedrich Gauss and Wilhelm Eduard Weber
3585803 Carl Friedrich Gauss and Wilhelm Eduard Weber; (add.info.: Portraits of Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855) a German mathematician and Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804-1891)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Telegram: Postcard 1920

Telegram: Postcard 1920
JAB4120045 Telegram: Postcard 1920; (add.info.: Telegram: Postcard 1920); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Telegraph receiver of Alphonse Foy (1796-1888) and Louis Breguet (1880-1955) of 1844. Engraving 1868

Telegraph receiver of Alphonse Foy (1796-1888) and Louis Breguet (1880-1955) of 1844. Engraving 1868
JAB4121531 Telegraph receiver of Alphonse Foy (1796-1888) and Louis Breguet (1880-1955) of 1844. Engraving 1868; (add.info)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Kirkham and the Assaye taking on cable at Woolwich for the Indian telegraph, 1863

The Kirkham and the Assaye taking on cable at Woolwich for the Indian telegraph, 1863
3478997 The Kirkham and the Assaye taking on cable at Woolwich for the Indian telegraph, 1863; (add.info.: The Kirkham and the Assaye taking on cable at Woolwich for the Indian telegraph)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Atlantic telegraph, 1866

Atlantic telegraph, 1866
3478907 Atlantic telegraph, 1866; (add.info.: Atlantic telegraph: The forge on board the Great Eastern 1866.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858

The laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858
3478895 The laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858; (add.info.: Cartoon from Punch, 1858, at the time of the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Communication. Printing telegraph of Emile Baudot. Imagery from a series on the Wonder of

Communication. Printing telegraph of Emile Baudot. Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity, France, c.1910
2638740 Communication. Printing telegraph of Emile Baudot. Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Communication. Coll)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Algeria, Ain Sefra (Ain Safra): telegrapher corporal at Fortassa station on his Morse apparatus

Algeria, Ain Sefra (Ain Safra): telegrapher corporal at Fortassa station on his Morse apparatus, 1890
LUX4755899 Algeria, Ain Sefra (Ain Safra): telegrapher corporal at Fortassa station on his Morse apparatus, 1890; (add.info.: Algeria)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: George Lesage Swiss scientist, experimenting with the first electric telegraph, Geneva, 1774

George Lesage Swiss scientist, experimenting with the first electric telegraph, Geneva, 1774, c.1870 (engraving)
538337 George Lesage Swiss scientist, experimenting with the first electric telegraph, Geneva, 1774, c.1870 (engraving); (add.info.: George Lesage (1724-1803)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Transmitting a photograph by telegraphy (b/w photo)

Transmitting a photograph by telegraphy (b/w photo)
8626059 Transmitting a photograph by telegraphy (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Transmitting a photograph by telegraphy)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Sunbonnet, Surveyor, Table-spoon, Tambourine, Teakettle, Telegraph, Telescope, Theatre, Tobacco

Sunbonnet, Surveyor, Table-spoon, Tambourine, Teakettle, Telegraph, Telescope, Theatre, Tobacco, Toggle-joint
8650105 Sunbonnet, Surveyor, Table-spoon, Tambourine, Teakettle, Telegraph, Telescope, Theatre, Tobacco, Toggle-joint, Tomahawk, Torpedo (engraving) by German School

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Transmitting the Queen's Speech by telegraph (engraving)

Transmitting the Queen's Speech by telegraph (engraving)
8676689 Transmitting the Queen's Speech by telegraph (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Transmitting the Queen's Speech by telegraph)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The HMS Agamemnon, 1850

The HMS Agamemnon, 1850
3359117 The HMS Agamemnon, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the HMS Agamemnon after laying down the cable for the Atlantic Telegraph. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Train in station on Illinois Central Railroad. Background, a map of ICRR lines in US, c1882

Train in station on Illinois Central Railroad. Background, a map of ICRR lines in US, c1882
528323 Train in station on Illinois Central Railroad. Background, a map of ICRR lines in US, c1882. Transport Steam Locomotive Cowcatcher Headlight Passenger Ship Canal Barge Stagecoach Horse

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331069 The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: First attempt to lay a transatlantic undersea telegraph link, 1857

First attempt to lay a transatlantic undersea telegraph link, 1857
3478752 First attempt to lay a transatlantic undersea telegraph link, 1857; (add.info.: Taking the cable on board HMS Agamemnon in July 1857)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Central Telegraph Establishment, 1850

Central Telegraph Establishment, 1850
3479991 Central Telegraph Establishment, 1850; (add.info.: Central Telegraph Establishment; London; showing various instruments in use)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: An operator receiving a message on a Morse telegraph

An operator receiving a message on a Morse telegraph
5311726 An operator receiving a message on a Morse telegraph; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an operator receiving a message on a Morse telegraph at the General Post Office)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Niagara used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850

The Niagara used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3359205 The Niagara used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Niagara used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph)

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Telegraphic submarine cable Dover - Calais: the cable pulled by the tug ' Le Blazer ' on 24

Telegraphic submarine cable Dover - Calais: the cable pulled by the tug " Le Blazer " on 24 December 1851
JAB4121411 Telegraphic submarine cable Dover - Calais: the cable pulled by the tug " Le Blazer " on 24 December 1851 under the direction of Mr Wollaston and Mr Crampton

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Concept of Manifest Destiny: Allegorical female figure carrying electric telegraph wire

Concept of Manifest Destiny: Allegorical female figure carrying electric telegraph wire
528088 Concept of Manifest Destiny: Allegorical female figure carrying electric telegraph wire, leads American pioneers and railroads westwards

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Telegraph lesson - crippled soldiers, 06 Feb 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

Telegraph lesson - crippled soldiers, 06 Feb 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Telegraph lesson - crippled soldiers, 06 Feb 1919. Two soldiers, amputee veterans of World War I, leaning to use a telegraph at a vocational school for wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital

Background imageTelegraph Collection: The Jackal tender and boats going to meet the American mail steamer at Roche's Point... 1864

The Jackal tender and boats going to meet the American mail steamer at Roche's Point... 1864. Creator: Smyth
The Jackal tender and boats going to meet the American mail steamer at Roche's Point, near Queenstown [in Ireland], 1864

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Wireless, Pratt Institute, Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Wireless, Pratt Institute, Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Wireless, Pratt Institute, Oct 1917. Members of the U.S. Army Signal Corps in telegraph training at the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York during World War I

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Telegraph messenger, Berlin, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Telegraph messenger, Berlin, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Telegraph messenger, Berlin, between 1914 and c1915. A woman telegraph messenger on a bicycle in Berlin, Germany during World War I

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Celebration at Jersey of the Opening of the Channel Islands Telegraph, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Celebration at Jersey of the Opening of the Channel Islands Telegraph, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Celebration at Jersey of the Opening of the Channel Islands Telegraph, 1858. View of...the scene of popular excitement on the occasion in the streets of St. Helier

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Celebration of the Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable at New York - the Illumination... 1858

Celebration of the Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable at New York - the Illumination... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Celebration of the Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable at New York - the Illumination of the City Hall, 1858. Firework display, with inscription: All Honour to Cyrus [?] Field'

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia: Catamaran for Under-running the Shore-end... 1858

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia: Catamaran for Under-running the Shore-end... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia: Catamaran for Under-running the Shore-end of the Cable, 1858. View of Valentia

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, from the North, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, from the North, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, from the North, 1858. View of Valentia, to which island considerable interest attaches in connection with the Atlantic Telegraph

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, the Landing-Place of the Atlantic Cable, 1858

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, the Landing-Place of the Atlantic Cable, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, the Landing-Place of the Atlantic Cable, 1858. View of Valentia, to which island considerable interest attaches in connection with the Atlantic

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, 1858. View of Valentia, to which island considerable interest attaches in connection with the Atlantic Telegraph

Background imageTelegraph Collection: Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - the 'Agamemnon' in a Storm, 1858. Creator: Smyth

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - the "Agamemnon" in a Storm, 1858. Creator: Smyth
Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - the "Agamemnon" in a Storm, 1858. Ship struggling in...the great storm on the 20th of June...the Agamemnon rolled so heavily




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"Connecting the World: The Telegraph's Timeless Legacy" Main Street, Salisbury, North Carolina, USA - where the telegraph brought news from afar to this bustling town. Step into the printing room of the Daily Telegraph in 1900 and witness the birth of mass communication. Discover the grand entrance to Cal-Neva Lodge in Nevada, USA - a place where telegrams carried messages of excitement and anticipation. Bank and shops in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA - witness how telegraph lines transformed commerce and connected businesses across states. Travel back to the 1890s with an advert for Camp Coffee - a product that reached households through telegraphic promotions. Experience the hustle and bustle at Kings Cross station in London during British Railways' golden era (c1949-1950) when telegraphs kept trains on track. Unveil history through front pages of Daily Telegraph during WW1 (1914, 1918, and 1919), showcasing how vital telegraphs were for reporting war updates. Station Road in New Milton, Hampshire takes you on a journey down memory lane as you imagine telegram deliveries shaping local lives. Witness greatness as Great Eastern lays transatlantic telegraph cables – connecting continents like never before. Meet trailblazing women like our female telegraph operator from 1910 who shattered gender norms while transmitting important messages worldwide. Stand tall beside Orford Ness Lighthouse in Suffolk – guarding against maritime perils while serving as a beacon for crucial coastal communications via telegram. Early fire brigade street alarm reminds us how rapid communication through telegraphs saved lives by summoning help swiftly when disaster struck. In every corner of the world—from small towns like Salisbury to bustling metropolises—telegraphs have left an indelible mark on human history by bridging distances, connecting people, and shaping the way we communicate.