Telegraph Collection (page 8)

Edward VII watching the loading of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph
5308158 Edward VII watching the loading of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph.; (add.info.: Print depicting Edward VII (1841-1910)

How the introduction of the telegraph assisted British police in capturing criminals
5616172 How the introduction of the telegraph assisted British police in capturing criminals; (add.info.: Illustration depicting how the introduction of the telegraph assisted British police in)

A telegraph system using flares
5616145 A telegraph system using flares; (add.info.: Artist's impression of a telegraph system using flares, said to have been devised by the Greek, Polybius. Dated 19th Century)

An engraving depicting the manipulator of Foy and Breguet's needle-telegraph, 19th century
5311341 An engraving depicting the manipulator of Foy and Breguet's needle-telegraph, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1891); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting the transmitter of an early model of a Breguet dial telegraph, 19th century
5311337 An engraving depicting the transmitter of an early model of a Breguet dial telegraph, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1874); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting the transmitter of an early model of a Breguet dial telegraph, 19th century
5311336 An engraving depicting the transmitter of an early model of a Breguet dial telegraph, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1874); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Telegraph office worker forwarding a message in Morse Code
7261266 Telegraph office worker forwarding a message in Morse Code; Private Collection; (add.info.: Telegraph office worker forwarding a message in Morse Code, 19th century)

HMS 'Agamemnon' laying the Atlantic telegraph cable in 1858: a whale crosses the line
7341668 HMS 'Agamemnon' laying the Atlantic telegraph cable in 1858: a whale crosses the line, 19th century (coloured lithograph) by Dudley

General map of telegraph lines between Europe, India, Australia, and China, 1866 (print)
7339487 General map of telegraph lines between Europe, India, Australia, and China, 1866 (print) by British School, (19th century); 36x49 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

What it would be like if music was sent from America to Britain
5308459 What it would be like if music was sent from America to Britain.; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting what it would be like in a British home if the practice of sending pieces of music by telegraph)

The system of signalling by flag semaphore
5616531 The system of signalling by flag semaphore; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the system of signaling by flag semaphore the telegraphy system)

A telegraph tower
5616530 A telegraph tower; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a telegraph tower that is using Murray's Shutter System. Lord George Murray (1694-1760) a Scottish Jacobite general

A Morse-Digney printing telegraph equipment
5311942 A Morse-Digney printing telegraph equipment; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Morse-Digney printing telegraph equipment, showing the receiving instrument, left, and transmitting key)

An engraving depicting the receiver of Foy and Breguet's needle-telegraph, 19th century
5311344 An engraving depicting the receiver of Foy and Breguet's needle-telegraph, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1891); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Pacific Railroad's Canadian Transcontinental Railway and the snow-invaded telegraph wires at Ross Peak
NWI4963791 Pacific Railroad's Canadian Transcontinental Railway and the snow-invaded telegraph wires at Ross Peak, British Columbia, circa 1880. Illustration by Melton Prior (1845-1910)

The telegraph cable linking France and Britain, 1850
3479163 The telegraph cable linking France and Britain, 1850; (add.info.: The telegraph cable linking France and Britain as seen in a John Leech cartoon from 'Punch' magazine)

Confused network of telegraph cables, 1881
3479173 Confused network of telegraph cables, 1881; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a confused network of telegraph cables and telephone lines across a cityscape)

Telegraphing from a train in motion, 1888
3479949 Telegraphing from a train in motion, 1888; (add.info.: Telegraphing from a train in motion, 1888.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Receiving a message on a Morse telegraph General Post Office, 1891
3479943 Receiving a message on a Morse telegraph General Post Office, 1891; (add.info.: Receiving a message on a Morse telegraph General Post Office, St Martin's-le-Grand)

Printing mechanism of the Morse telegraph, 1891
3479941 Printing mechanism of the Morse telegraph, 1891; (add.info.: Printing mechanism of the Morse telegraph.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Wagon carrying equipment for laying telegraph wires, 1854
3479665 Wagon carrying equipment for laying telegraph wires, 1854; (add.info.: Wagon carrying equipment for laying telegraph wires; Crimean war, 1854.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The 'HMS Agamemnon', 1850
3478749 The 'HMS Agamemnon', 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the 'HMS Agamemnon' after laying down the cable for the Atlantic Telegraph)

Line workers installing telegraph cables along the transcontinental Great Plains Railway in the United States, 1860s
NWI4954187 Line workers installing telegraph cables along the transcontinental Great Plains Railway in the United States, 1860s

What is thought to be the first wireless set
3734037 What is thought to be the first wireless set.; (add.info.: Photograph of what is thought to be the first wireless set invented by David Edward Hughes)

Edison's electro-motograph, 1879 (engraving)
3480021 Edison's electro-motograph, 1879 (engraving); (add.info.: Edison's electro-motograph. Mr Thomas A. Edison; the inventor of the electro-motograph; states that he has a machine in)

Receiving instrument of the Foy-Breguet electric telegraph with cover removed, 1868
3480020 Receiving instrument of the Foy-Breguet electric telegraph with cover removed, 1868; (add.info.: Receiving instrument of the Foy-Breguet electric telegraph with cover removed, 1868)

Woodpeckers and a section of damaged telegraph pole, 1882
3480018 Woodpeckers and a section of damaged telegraph pole, 1882; (add.info.: Woodpeckers and a section of damaged telegraph pole)

Ronald's dial telegraph and line, 1882
3480015 Ronald's dial telegraph and line, 1882; (add.info.: Sir Francis Ronald's dial telegraph and line, 1882. Sir Francis Ronald's FRS (21 February 1788 - 8 August 1873)

A female telegraph clerk at the General Post Office, 1888
3480001 A female telegraph clerk at the General Post Office, 1888; (add.info.: A female telegraph clerk at the General Post Office; St Martin's-le-Grand; London)

Cooke and Wheatstone's single needle telegraph, 1874
3479992 Cooke and Wheatstone's single needle telegraph, 1874; (add.info.: Cooke and Wheatstone's single needle telegraph showing; left; the front elevation with the alphabet)

Wheatstone's relay, 1890
3479990 Wheatstone's relay, 1890; (add.info.: Wheatstone's relay; which enabled the electric telegraph to be used over a long distance, 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cooke & Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1850
3479987 Cooke & Wheatstone's double needle telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Cooke & Wheatstone's double needle telegraph)

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

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

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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.

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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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.