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RM2C8CMXA–Cyrus West Field (1819-1892), American financier of the Atlantic Telegraph Company who laid the first Transatlantic Telegraph Cable in 1858, portrait photograph by Charles DeForest Fredricks, circa 1863
RMG15HG9–An illustration representing the transatlantic telegraph cable. This was the first cable used for telegraph communications laid across the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. After 5 attempts, a two-thousand mile long copper cable was successfully laid in 1866 l
RMMR4TMM–Print depicting the transportation of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph. The transatlantic telegraph cable was an undersea cable running under the Atlantic Ocean used for telegraph communications. Transatlantic telegraph cables have since been replaced by transatlantic telecommunications cables. Dated 19th century
RMHTMKHK–The Atlantic Telegraph: idealised view of cable passing under the ocean from Valentia, Ireland to Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Chromolithograph c1878
RM2KE4JKR–H.M.S. Agamemnon Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable in 1858: a Whale Crosses the Line. After Robert Charles Dudley (1826-1909). In 1857, the British government fitted out Agamemnon to carry 1,250 tons of telegraphic cable for the Atlantic Telegraph Company's first attempt to lay a transatlantic telegraph cable. Although this initial cable attempt was unsuccessful, the project was resumed the following year and Agamemnon and her U.S. counterpart, USS Niagara, successfully joined the ends of their two sections of cable on 29th July 1858.
RM2KE4JP3–'Searching Fault (scene on 'Great Eastern' during laying of the first Atlantic cable 1865-1867). Searching for a fault after recovery of the cable from the bed of the Atlantic July 31st. After Robert Charles Dudley (1826-1909). In May 1865, Great Eastern steamed to Sheerness to take on wire for the laying of the Transatlantic telegraph cable. The cable end was lost mid-Atlantic in an accident, forcing the ship to return in 1866 with a new line. The ship's first officer, Robert Halpin, managed to locate the lost cable end and the unbroken cable made it to shore in Heart's Content, Newfoundland
RFFER4FB–GREENWICH Transatlantic Telegraph Cable ready for shipment at Morden Wharf 1857. Illustrated London News
RMH2PKAF–SS Great Eastern was an iron sailing steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the largest ship ever built at the time of her 1858 launch. Following conversion work she was chartered to the newly formed Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company and laid 4,200 kilometres (2,600 miles) of the 1865 transatlantic telegraph cable. Then 48,000 kilometres (30,000 miles) of submarine telegraph from Brest, France to Saint Pierre and Miquelon, off Newfoundland in 1869, and from Aden to Bombay in 1869 and 1870.
RMAR959M–Agamemnon Meets Whale an incident as the ship lays the first transatlantic telegraph cable in 1858
RMA64XY6–Steamship Great Eastern attempting to lay telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut
RM2KEFGTC–Robert Peel addressing bystanders following connection of the transatlantic telegraph cable to Telegraph House at Foilhommerum in Valencia, County Kerry, Ireland during the 19th century .
RM2C8CMXX–Vintage infographic showing the route of the first undersea Transatlantic Telegraph Cable across the Atlantic Ocean, by Charles Magnus & Co, August 16th 1858
RM2G71GRD–An old engraving of the outer, iron wire covering of the transatlantic telegraph cables being made at the factory of Webster & Horsfall, Birmingham, England, UK c.1865. It is from a book of the 1890s on Victorian discoveries and inventions during the 1800s. The cables themselves were manufactured by Glass, Elliot and Company in Greenwich, London. The cables were laid under the Atlantic Ocean for telegraph communications. This second cable was laid in 1865 from Brunel’s ship SS Great Eastern. The cable broke in mid-Atlantic; after many rescue attempts, it was abandoned.
RMT952ND–Transatlantic cables of the line of Valentia (Ireland) Newfoundland (American) Designed Templates of natural size in elevation and in section. Left to right, 1858, 1865, 1869. A transatlantic telegraph cable is an undersea cable running under the Atlantic Ocean used for telegraph communications. The first was laid across the floor of the Atlantic from Telegraph Field, Foilhommerum Bay, Valentia Island in western Ireland to Heart's Content in eastern Newfoundland.
RMMR4TMB–Print depicting the transportation of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph. The transatlantic telegraph cable was an undersea cable running under the Atlantic Ocean used for telegraph communications. Transatlantic telegraph cables have since been replaced by transatlantic telecommunications cables. Dated 19th century
RMT9516E–Chart of the path of the first transatlantic telegraph cable, laid in 1858. One of the 19th century's great technological achievements was to lay a telegraphic cable beneath the Atlantic, allowing messages to speed back and forth between North America and Europe in minutes, rather than ten or twelve days by steamer. An initially successful attempt in 1858, led by Cyrus W. Field (portrait on map) and financed by the Atlantic Telegraph Company, failed after three weeks.
RM2K098AH–Illustration showing the laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable. In 1866, the British ship Great Eastern succeeded in laying the first permanent telegraph line across the Atlantic Ocean. Transatlantic telegraph cables were undersea cables running under the Atlantic Ocean for telegraph communications.
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RMHHEH8G–Engraving depicting the 'Great Eastern' used during the creation of the Atlantic Telegraph. Showing the screw engine room. Dated 19th Century
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RMMR4TMH–Print depicting the loading of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph. The transatlantic telegraph cable was an undersea cable running under the Atlantic Ocean used for telegraph communications. Transatlantic telegraph cables have since been replaced by transatlantic telecommunications cables. Dated 19th century
RMAR916G–First Atlantic Cable 1857 the transatlantic telegraph cable completed in 1858 but failed shortly afterwards after technical problems
RMT952TC–Transatlantic cables of the line of Valentia (Ireland) Newfoundland (American) Designed Templates of natural size in elevation and in section. Left to right, 1858, 1865, 1869. A transatlantic telegraph cable is an undersea cable running under the Atlantic Ocean used for telegraph communications. The first was laid across the floor of the Atlantic from Telegraph Field, Foilhommerum Bay, Valentia Island in western Ireland to Heart's Content in eastern Newfoundland.
RMAR917N–The Second Atlantic Cable 1865 for the transatlantic telegraph cable laid by Brunel ship the Great Eastern with 7 copper wires in gutta percha
RMT9515M–Atlantic telegraph polka: The Niagara & Agamemnon commencing to lay the cable, 1858. A lithograph by J.H. Bufford. Sheet music cover showing the ships Niagara and Agamemnon laying transatlantic cable, and a map of the telegraph between America and Europe. One of the 19th century's great technological achievements was to lay a telegraphic cable beneath the Atlantic, allowing messages to speed back and forth between North America and Europe in minutes, rather than ten or twelve days by steamer.
RM2C8CMXT–Map and vintage infographic showing the route of the first submarine Transatlantic Telegraph Cable across the Atlantic Ocean and a portrait of Cyrus West Field (1819-1892) of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, map by William J Barker, 1858
RMPWA3E2–Cyrus Field, photographic portrait of the American businessman and entrepreneur who was instrumental in laying the first Atlantic telegraph cable between the UK and the USA in 1858 and then again in 1866
RMER8WPM–Edward Orange Wildman Whitehouse, 1816 – 1890. English surgeon and chief electrician of the transatlantic telegraph cable for the Atlantic Telegraph Company.
RM2KEFGT6–Local people watching the 'Caroline' laying the transatlantic telegraph cable at Foilhommerum in Valencia, County Kerry, Ireland during the 19th century
RM2M3RDNK–Illustration showing the Agamemnon caught in a storm, in the first attempt to lay a transatlantic telegraph cable for the Atlantic Telegraph Company. The worst storm was during the 20th and 21st of June, when the Agamemnon rolled so heavily and dangerously, leading to serious fears that the masts would go overboard, or that she would capsize completely. Date: 1858
RFW5DG9D–Electrical cable that is laid on the seabed for power or communication, insulated with tarred hemp and India rubber, later with Gutta-percha.The first transatlantic telegraph cable became operational in the 1858 year.
RM2ABHHRX–ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY The 1865 book celebrating the laying of the commercial telegraph cable across by the Atlantic by the Great Eastern, written by the Times correspondent W.H. Russell
RMMFNP1T–Rolls of cable at Gutta-percha (rubber) Works From WH Russell 'The Atlantic Telegraph' London 1866. Tinted lithograph
RMDF40KP–Public tour of the steamship 'Great Eastern' rigged to lay the Atlantic cable, England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut
RMR18FJY–Arrival of the Great Eastern at Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador province of Canada, 27 July 1866
RM2A2T8R1–Trinity Bay, Newfoundland exterior view of telegraph house in 1857-58., Transatlantic Cable House in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada), Signed: R. M. Bryson, lith., from a drawing by R. Dudley; Day & Son, Limited, Lith, Fig. 3, p. 26, Dudley, Robert (ill.); Bryson, R. M. (lith.); Day & Co (lith.), 1866, William Howard Russell; Robert Dudley: The atlantic telegraph. Dedicated by special permission to His Royal Highness Albert Edward Prince of Wales. London: Day and son Limited, [1866
RMMR4TMK–Print depicting the loading of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph. The transatlantic telegraph cable was an undersea cable running under the Atlantic Ocean used for telegraph communications. Transatlantic telegraph cables have since been replaced by transatlantic telecommunications cables. Dated 19th century
RM2G9EY1F–An old engraving of the breaking in mid-Atlantic of the transatlantic telegraph whilst being laid by SS Great Eastern 1865. It is from a book of the 1890s on Victorian discoveries and inventions during the 1800s. Transatlantic telegraph cables were the undersea cables running under the Atlantic Ocean for telegraph communications. The second cable (shown here) was laid in 1865. The cable broke in mid-Atlantic; after many rescue attempts, it was abandoned. In 1866 a third cable was laid from Ireland to Newfoundland, and on July 27 the successful connection was put into service.
RF2RWE8NE–Transatlantic telegraph cable arriving at Hearts Content, Newfoundland, USA. Engraving by unknown artist from Ny Illustrerad Tidning 1866
RMFPFEF5–1950s, historical, Sign noting the site of the Commercial Cable Co, Waterville Station, Ireland. The remote village of Waterville, Co Kerry was once home to the one of the largest cable stations in the world and the first successful transatlantic telegraph message passed on the cable in 1884. That year the Commerical Cable Co had laid two cables across the Atlantic ocean connecting Canada, Britain and France, via the Waterville station, a total of 2,399 miles of cable. A large housing estate was built on facing out onto the Atlantic ocean, buildings of which can be seen in the picture.
RMT95151–Awaiting a transatlantic telegraph reply, 1866. Ilustration by Robert Charles Dudley (British, 1826-1909). One of the 19th century's great technological achievements was to lay a telegraphic cable beneath the Atlantic, allowing messages to speed back and forth between North America and Europe in minutes, rather than ten or twelve days by steamer. An initially successful attempt in 1858, led by Cyrus W. Field and financed by the Atlantic Telegraph Company, failed after three weeks.
RM2C8CMX4–Cyrus West Field (1819-1892), American financier of the Atlantic Telegraph Company who laid the first Transatlantic Telegraph Cable in 1858, portrait photograph, circa 1870
RMAR915G–Crew of The Agamemnon 1858 the ship which laid the first transatlantic cable for the electric telegraph after it had failed in 1857
RMER8WR9–SS Great Eastern. Iron sailing steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Later converted to a cable-laying ship and laying the first lasting transatlantic telegraph cable in 1866.
RM2KEFGPD–The 'Caroline' laying the shore end of the transatlantic telegraph cable at Foilhommerum in Valencia, County Kerry, Ireland during the 19th century
!['The Laying of the Atlantic Cable, 1857: H.M.S. 'Agamemnon' fitted with the machine for passing the coil overboard', (1901). HMS 'Agamemnon' was the first warship to be built with screw propulsion. After being converted she was involved in the first attempts to lay the transatlantic telegraph cable in 1857-1858. The third attempt succeeded but the cable only remained operational for a few weeks before its insulation deteriorated. The cable would not be permanently established until the 'Great Eastern' accomplished the task in 1866. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W6P79E/the-laying-of-the-atlantic-cable-1857-hms-agamemnon-fitted-with-the-machine-for-passing-the-coil-overboard-1901-hms-agamemnon-was-the-first-warship-to-be-built-with-screw-propulsion-after-being-converted-she-was-involved-in-the-first-attempts-to-lay-the-transatlantic-telegraph-cable-in-1857-1858-the-third-attempt-succeeded-but-the-cable-only-remained-operational-for-a-few-weeks-before-its-insulation-deteriorated-the-cable-would-not-be-permanently-established-until-the-great-eastern-accomplished-the-task-in-1866-from-quotthe-illustrated-london-news-record-of-the-glorious-W6P79E.jpg "'The Laying of the Atlantic Cable, 1857: H.M.S. 'Agamemnon' fitted with the machine for passing the coil overboard', (1901). HMS 'Agamemnon' was the first warship to be built with screw propulsion. After being converted she was involved in the first attempts to lay the transatlantic telegraph cable in 1857-1858. The third attempt succeeded but the cable only remained operational for a few weeks before its insulation deteriorated. The cable would not be permanently established until the 'Great Eastern' accomplished the task in 1866. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Stock Photo")
RMW6P79E–'The Laying of the Atlantic Cable, 1857: H.M.S. 'Agamemnon' fitted with the machine for passing the coil overboard', (1901). HMS 'Agamemnon' was the first warship to be built with screw propulsion. After being converted she was involved in the first attempts to lay the transatlantic telegraph cable in 1857-1858. The third attempt succeeded but the cable only remained operational for a few weeks before its insulation deteriorated. The cable would not be permanently established until the 'Great Eastern' accomplished the task in 1866. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious
RM2K63XFY–Messrs Glasse and Elliott's Atlantic Telegraph Cable Works yard at East Greenwich, London. The 1,250 tons of telegraphic cable being laid out in five coils to go on-board the H.M.S. 'Agamemnon' ship.
RMF8RN78–Laying the first Atlantic Telegraph Cable in 1857, Doulus Bay at Valentia Island, coast of Ireland,
RFW300XK–French Cable listed in the National Register of Historic Places hut that once held the end of a 3000 mile transatlantic telegraph cable with the Nause
RM2HJFK01–A vintage photograph of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Station, Malin Head, County Donegal, Ireland, an important staging post for trans-Atlantic communication, shot in 1902. The Wireless Station was situated in Banba’s Tower, originally built as a Martello Lookout Tower during the Napoleonic Wars.
RMDDRYBP–HMS 'Agamemnon' laying the original Atlantic telegraph cable, 1857 (1866). Artist: Robert Dudley
RMDF40XB–Wrecked hull of the steamship 'Great Eastern' at New Ferry, England, 1889. Hand-colored woodcut
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RM2A2T8R2–Telegraph house, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland interior of mess room 1858, Transatlantic Cable House in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada), Signed: G. Mc., Culloch lith., from a drawing by R. Dudley; Day & Son, Limited, Lith, Fig. 4, according to p. 28, Dudley, Robert (ill.), McCulloch, George (lith.); Day & Co (lith.), 1866, William Howard Russell; Robert Dudley: The atlantic telegraph. Dedicated by special permission to His Royal Highness Albert Edward Prince of Wales. London: Day and son Limited, [1866
RMMR4TME–Print depicting the transportation of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph. The transatlantic telegraph cable was an undersea cable running under the Atlantic Ocean used for telegraph communications. Transatlantic telegraph cables have since been replaced by transatlantic telecommunications cables. Dated 19th century
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RM2K5RCG6–Munich, Germany. 21st Sep, 2022. A model of the steamship Faraday (1874) is on display in Siemens' historic depot. The ship laid the first transatlantic telegraph cable. The company turns 175 this year. Credit: Sven Hoppe/dpa/Alamy Live News
RMFPFDGM–1950s, historical, a male engineer working on the telegraph equipment inside a circuit room at the transatlantic cable station in Waterville, Co. Kerry, Ireland, once home to the one of the largest cable stations in the world. The first successful transatlantic telegraph message was transmitted through Waterville in 1884, after the Commerical Cable Co had laid two cables across the Atlantic ocean connecting Canada, Britain and France, via Waterville, a total of 2,399 miles of cable.
RMT9515H–Landing the transatlantic cable at Newfoundland in 1866, by Robert Charles Dudley (British, 1826-1909). One of the 19th century's great technological achievements was to lay a telegraphic cable beneath the Atlantic, allowing messages to speed back and forth between North America and Europe in minutes, rather than ten or twelve days by steamer. An initially successful attempt in 1858, led by Cyrus W. Field and financed by the Atlantic Telegraph Company, failed after three weeks.
RM2C8CN1A–Map of Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, the Telegraph Station of the Transatlantic Cable across the Atlantic Ocean, 1858
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RMER8WPN–Sailors and workers coiling the transatlantic telegraph cable in the bilge tanks of the S.S. Great Eastern, 1865.
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!['The breaking of the Atlantic Cable on board the 'Great Eastern', August 2, 1865', (1901). The first transatlantic telegraph cable was laid across the floor of the Atlantic Ocean from Valentia Island in western Ireland to Heart's Content in eastern Newfoundland, Canada. The cable broke several times, but was repaired. The cable reduced the communication time between North America and Europe from ten days - the time it took to deliver a message by ship - to a matter of minutes. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accessio Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W6P7A5/the-breaking-of-the-atlantic-cable-on-board-the-great-eastern-august-2-1865-1901-the-first-transatlantic-telegraph-cable-was-laid-across-the-floor-of-the-atlantic-ocean-from-valentia-island-in-western-ireland-to-hearts-content-in-eastern-newfoundland-canada-the-cable-broke-several-times-but-was-repaired-the-cable-reduced-the-communication-time-between-north-america-and-europe-from-ten-days-the-time-it-took-to-deliver-a-message-by-ship-to-a-matter-of-minutes-from-quotthe-illustrated-london-news-record-of-the-glorious-reign-of-queen-victoria-1837-1901-the-life-and-accessio-W6P7A5.jpg "'The breaking of the Atlantic Cable on board the 'Great Eastern', August 2, 1865', (1901). The first transatlantic telegraph cable was laid across the floor of the Atlantic Ocean from Valentia Island in western Ireland to Heart's Content in eastern Newfoundland, Canada. The cable broke several times, but was repaired. The cable reduced the communication time between North America and Europe from ten days - the time it took to deliver a message by ship - to a matter of minutes. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accessio Stock Photo")
RMW6P7A5–'The breaking of the Atlantic Cable on board the 'Great Eastern', August 2, 1865', (1901). The first transatlantic telegraph cable was laid across the floor of the Atlantic Ocean from Valentia Island in western Ireland to Heart's Content in eastern Newfoundland, Canada. The cable broke several times, but was repaired. The cable reduced the communication time between North America and Europe from ten days - the time it took to deliver a message by ship - to a matter of minutes. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accessio
RM2PJWT83–Preparing an attempt to recover a lost cable from the Great Eastern during the 1865 Atlantic Telegraph Expedition. The iron sail-powered, paddle wheel and screw-propelled steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was the largest ship ever built in 1858.
RM2HH32FK–Burning of the City Hall New York, on the night of the 17th August 1858 – Supposed to have taken fire from the fire works exhibited in commemoration of the successful laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable 1858 Lithographed and published by Currier & Ives American A fireworks display in 1858 led to the near destruction of New York’s City Hall. The occasion was the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable. When the USS Niagara arrived in Brooklyn from Newfoundland, where the cable came ashore in North America, New York responded by illuminating public buildings and shooting pyrotechnic
RMGG0EAP–The transatlantic cable on the beach during the 150th anniversary of transatlantic telegraph signalling.
RFBACD6W–completion of the atlantic telegraph cable at morden wharf east greenwich communication 1865
RMDF40T4–Derrick placing paddle shaft on deck of the steamship 'Great Eastern,' England, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut
RM2WK4J7G–Parade on Broadway, New York City, to celebrate the completion of the transatlantic telegraph cable. September 1, 1858. Vintage B&W Photograph by William England
RM2A2T8R3–H.M.S. Agamemnon laying the Atlantic telegraph cable in 1858. A whale crosses the line., Warship HMS Agamemnon laying the transatlantic cable 1858, Signed: R. M. Bryson, lith., from a drawing by R. Dudley; Day & Son, Limited, Lith, Fig. 5, according to p. 30, Dudley, Robert (ill.); Bryson, R. M. (lith.); Day & Co (lith.), 1866, William Howard Russell; Robert Dudley: The atlantic telegraph. Dedicated by special permission to His Royal Highness Albert Edward Prince of Wales. London: Day and son Limited, [1866
RMMR4TMC–Print depicting the transportation of the cables used in the Atlantic Telegraph. The transatlantic telegraph cable was an undersea cable running under the Atlantic Ocean used for telegraph communications. Transatlantic telegraph cables have since been replaced by transatlantic telecommunications cables. Dated 19th century
RMJKBHW8–USA, Massachusetts, Cape Cod, Wellfleet, Marconi Beach, Marconi Station Site, site of the First US transatlantic cable Telegraph Station, 1902
RMFPFD6C–1950s historical, a man moving dials on a control panel or circuit board at the transatlantic cable station in Waterville, Co. Kerry, Ireland. once home to the one of the largest cable stations in the world. The first successful transatlantic telegraph message was transmitted through there in 1884, after the Commerical Cable Co had laid two cables across the Atlantic ocean connecting Canada, Britain and France, via Waterville, a total of 2,399 miles of cable.
RMT9513B–Coiling the Cable in the Large Tanks at the Works of the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company of Greenwich, (1865-66), by Robert Charles Dudley (British, 1826-1909). One of the 19th century's great technological achievements was to lay a telegraphic cable beneath the Atlantic, allowing messages to speed back and forth between North America and Europe in minutes, rather than ten or twelve days by steamer. An initially successful attempt in 1858, led by Cyrus W.
RM2C8CMY1–Western Union Transatlantic Cables map showing routes of undersea Telegraph Cables, by Western Union Telegraph Company, 1900
RMHTMKHM–The Atlantic Telegraph: preparing to grapple for the broken cable from the bows of the SS 'Great Eastern' 2 August 1865. From WH Russell 'The Atlantic Telegraph' London 1866. Tinted lithograph
RMER8WPT–The S.S. Great Eastern launching a buoy into the sea to mark the spot of a lost transatlantic telegraph cable, 1865.
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