Telegraph
The telegraph was sold as more than a faster way to send messages.
It was celebrated as a invention that would end wars, cure prejudice, and bring nations together in peace and mutual understanding.
Clippings
1845
The Magnetic Telegraph
1845
Morse’s Magnetic Telegraph
1850
Effect of the Submarine Telegraph
1850
The Telegraph is the Missionary of Peace
1851
The Great Peace-Maker
1857
What excuse would there be for misunderstanding?
1858
The Science of Telegraphing
1858
First Message by the Atlantic Cable
1858
The Atlantic Cable Festivities
1865
The Atlantic Telegraph
1901
The Funeral Services of Janies D. Reid