Telegraphy Collection (page 4)

Telegraph relay for use with the Morse system, 1870
3480023 Telegraph relay for use with the Morse system, 1870; (add.info.: Telegraph relay for use with the Morse system, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Lord Kelvin's receiving apparatus in use, 1877
3480022 Lord Kelvin's receiving apparatus in use, 1877; (add.info.: Lord Kelvin's (William Thomson's) receiving apparatus in use at Brest; including his mirror galvanometer

The telegraph room, 1859
3480013 The telegraph room, 1859; (add.info.: The telegraph room; Electric and International Telegraph Company; Bell Alley; London. 1859.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Instrument gallery; Central Telegraph Office, 1888
3480012 Instrument gallery; Central Telegraph Office, 1888; (add.info.: Instrument gallery; Central Telegraph Office; St Martin's-Le-Grand; London.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Post Office telegraph headquarters, 1871
3480009 The Post Office telegraph headquarters, 1871; (add.info.: The Post Office telegraph headquarters; Telegraph Street; London: The instruments for carrying messages)

Post Office telegraph headquarters, 1871
3480003 Post Office telegraph headquarters, 1871; (add.info.: Post Office telegraph headquarters; Telegraph Street; London: the batteries for operating the 395 instruments)

Transmitting key for a Morse telegraph, 1895
3479968 Transmitting key for a Morse telegraph, 1895; (add.info.: Transmitting key for a Morse telegraph.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Telegraph fleet in Darwin Bay, Australia 1871-73
3479545 Telegraph fleet in Darwin Bay, Australia 1871-73; (add.info.: The telegraph fleet in Darwin Bay to begin the northern stretch of overland cable to be joined to the submarine cable linking)

The Screw steam ship Tararua, 1873
3479541 The Screw steam ship Tararua, 1873; (add.info.: The Tararua, which carried telegraph cable from the Gulf of Carpentaria up the river doper)

David Hughes's printing telegraph, 1891
3479463 David Hughes's printing telegraph, 1891; (add.info.: David Hughes's printing telegraph. This was powered by clockwork, with a driving weight of about 50kg)

Telegraph, Communications Systems, Mexico, 1884
2902751 Telegraph, Communications Systems, Mexico, 1884; (add.info.: Telegraph, Communications Systems, Mexico, 1884.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

North Atlantic Ocean Chart showing deep sea soundings and tracks of telegraph cables, 1869 (lithograph)
7339548 North Atlantic Ocean Chart showing deep sea soundings and tracks of telegraph cables, 1869 (lithograph) by Malby (fl.1869); 66x93 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Young James Clerk Maxwell as a new boy at the Edinburgh Academy (litho)
8673171 Young James Clerk Maxwell as a new boy at the Edinburgh Academy (litho) by Paget, Walter (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879)

A widow taking down telegraph wires put on her rooftop (engraving)
8664231 A widow taking down telegraph wires put on her rooftop (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: War on the wires)

Railways and telegraphs of the world, the creation of the nineteenth century (colour litho)
8634778 Railways and telegraphs of the world, the creation of the nineteenth century (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sending a high speed message on the Wheatstone Automatic telegraph, 1879
3479997 Sending a high speed message on the Wheatstone Automatic telegraph, 1879; (add.info.: Sending a high speed message on the Wheatstone Automatic telegraph; General Post Office; St)

Illustration showing Cooke and Wheatstone's double-needle telegraph. The Cooke
5311520 Illustration showing Cooke and Wheatstone's double-needle telegraph. The Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph was an early electrical telegraph system dating from the 1830s invented by English

Illustration showing Cooke and Wheatstone's single-needle telegraph. The Cooke
5311519 Illustration showing Cooke and Wheatstone's single-needle telegraph. The Cooke and Wheatstone telegraph was an early electrical telegraph system dating from the 1830s invented by English

The system of signalling by flag semaphore
5616527 The system of signalling by flag semaphore; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the system of signaling by flag semaphore the telegraphy system)

The system of signalling by flag semaphore
5616525 The system of signalling by flag semaphore; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the system of signaling by flag semaphore the telegraphy system)

Map of Turkey showing telegraph cables and stations, 1881 (lithograph)
7339370 Map of Turkey showing telegraph cables and stations, 1881 (lithograph) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 65x91 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Telegraph cable linking Britain and her colony India, 1850
3479166 Telegraph cable linking Britain and her colony India, 1850; (add.info.: The telegraph cable linking Britain and her colony India is depicted as a conversation between John Bull and Britannia)

Magneto-eclectic telegraph, 1850
3479162 Magneto-eclectic telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Making the submarine magneto-eclectic telegraph between Britain and Ireland. Circa 1850.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Telegraph clerk receiving a message on a Morse sounding telegraph, 1891
3479942 Telegraph clerk receiving a message on a Morse sounding telegraph, 1891; (add.info.: Telegraph clerk receiving a message on a Morse sounding telegraph)

Pneumatically operated perforating machine for Morse electric telegraphs: used by the GPO, 1890
3479935 Pneumatically operated perforating machine for Morse electric telegraphs: used by the GPO, 1890; (add.info.: Pneumatically operated perforating machine for Morse electric telegraphs)

Prussians listening to French telegraph traffic, 1870
3479641 Prussians listening to French telegraph traffic, 1870; (add.info.: Prussians listening to French telegraph traffic; Franco-Prussian war, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A teleprinter in use at the New York Stock Exchange and Edison instrument, 1885
3479638 A teleprinter in use at the New York Stock Exchange and Edison instrument, 1885; (add.info.: A teleprinter in use at the New York Stock Exchange and Edison instrument; 1885)

Electric printing telegraph invented by Hughes, 1863
3479635 Electric printing telegraph invented by Hughes, 1863; (add.info.: Electric printing telegraph invented by Hughes, who at first found no market for it in England)

The Scauderia laying the submarine telegraph cable between Malta and Alexandria, 1868
3479552 The Scauderia laying the submarine telegraph cable between Malta and Alexandria, 1868; (add.info.: The Scauderia laying the submarine telegraph cable between Malta and Alexandria)

Landing the submarine telegraph cable, 1869
3479168 Landing the submarine telegraph cable, 1869; (add.info.: Landing the submarine telegraph cable at St Mary's Isles of Scilly. The cables was from Lands End, Cornwall, to St Mary's)

Bakewell's copying telegraph, 1850
3480049 Bakewell's copying telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Bakewell's copying telegraph, 1850.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Central Telegraph Establishment, 1874
3480043 Central Telegraph Establishment, 1874; (add.info.: Central Telegraph Establishment; London; showing various instruments in use, 1874.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Relay for electric telegraph, 1896
3480033 Relay for electric telegraph, 1896; (add.info.: Relay for electric telegraph, 1896.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Transmitter of early model of Breguet dial telegraph, 1874
3480027 Transmitter of early model of Breguet dial telegraph, 1874; (add.info.: Transmitter of early model of Breguet dial telegraph, 1874.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Varley's improved form of vacuum lightning protector for telegraphs, 1882
3480017 Varley's improved form of vacuum lightning protector for telegraphs, 1882; (add.info.: Varley's improved form of vacuum lightning protector for telegraphs)

Telegraph clerks at the General Post Office St Martin's-le-Grand, 1888
3480000 Telegraph clerks at the General Post Office St Martin's-le-Grand, 1888; (add.info.: Telegraph clerks at the General Post Office St Martin's-le-Grand; London)

Jacob Brett's electric printing telegraph, 1845
3479966 Jacob Brett's electric printing telegraph, 1845; (add.info.: Jacob Brett's electric printing telegraph, patented in 1845.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Electromagnetic printing telegraph, 1850
3479959 Electromagnetic printing telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Electromagnetic printing telegraph invented by Alexander Bain, exhibited at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, London)

Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge, 1851 - 1940. British physicist and writer. From Bibby's Annual published 1910
2638457 Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge, 1851 - 1940. British physicist and writer. From Bibby's Annual published 1910.; Private Collection; Photo © Hilary Morgan

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3330907 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)

The making of the steel cables on board the Great Eastern, 1850
3330601 The making of the steel cables on board the Great Eastern, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the making of the steel cables on board the Great Eastern')

The HMS Agamemnon, 1850
3330598 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

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331086 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)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331059 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)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331057 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)

The Great Eastern used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph, 1850
3331048 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)

Telegramme du Nouvel An, New Year's Wishes, 1914 (postcard)
3434861 Telegramme du Nouvel An, New Year's Wishes, 1914 (postcard); (add.info.: Sciences. Communication. Coll. Part. Science. Communication. Telegram for the holidays, New Year's wishes)

Interior of Telegraph louse, 1858
3478755 Interior of Telegraph louse, 1858; (add.info.: Interior of Telegraph louse, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada, 1858.); Universal History Archive/UIG

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"Unveiling the Wonders of Telegraphy: A Journey Through Time" Step back in time to witness the early fire brigade street alarm, where telegraphy played a crucial role in alerting communities and saving lives. Marvel at the Porthcurno Cable Station, a hub of communication that connected nations across vast oceans. Behold the Rhodes Colossus, an artistic representation from 1892 that symbolizes the power and influence on global connectivity. Explore the wireless officer sending Morse Code messages from aboard a ship during World War I, showcasing how telegraphy became vital for maritime communication. Discover the inner workings of RMS Republic and SS Florida's wireless-telegraphy room, where skilled operators transmitted urgent messages across great distances. Witness how telegraph poles followed alongside the transcontinental railroad, enabling swift transmission of information across vast landscapes. Glimpse into history with an authentic 1860s telegraph key and an 1889 telegraph printer - relics that demonstrate technological advancements over time. Delight in an advertisement for Parkins and Gotto electrical novelties from 1906, showcasing how telegraphic innovations captivated public imagination. Experience firsthand a demonstration of wireless telephone technology - a groundbreaking achievement that revolutionized long-distance communication forever. From its humble beginnings to its transformative impact on society, explore the fascinating world through these captivating glimpses into history.