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An extensive presentation of the private telegraph instrument collection of Fons Vanden Berghen.
http://www.faradic.net/~gsraven/fons_images/fons_museum.html
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Telegraph History
an assortment of articles that focus on U.S. telegraph history.
http://www.telegraph-history.org
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Samuel F. B. Morse Papers at the Library of Congress, 1791-1919
An online presentation comprising about 6,500 items that document Morse's career, including his
invention of the electro-magnetic telegraph and participation in the development of telegraph
systems used in the United States and abroad.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/sfbmhtml/sfbmhome.html
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Historic Speedwell - Morristown, NJ - Home
A National Historic Site where Alfred Vail constructed and improved the telegraph instruments used
by Samuel Morse. Included is an account of the development of the telegraph from Vail's
perspective.
http://speedwell.org/
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Ezra Cornell: a Nineteenth-Century Life
An on-line exhibit from Cornell University Library that documents his involvement with the
construction of the first telegraph lines in America.
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/Ezra-exhibit/entrance.html
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Thomas A. Edison Papers
Information and documents about Edison's life and career including his years as a telegrapher and
inventions in the field of telegraphy.
http://edison.rutgers.edu/
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Telegraphy
The Art and Skill of Radio Telegraphy by William G. Pierpont, N0HFF. The on-line version of his
comprehensive book about telegraphy.
http://www.raes.ab.ca/book/
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Modern Practice of the Electric Telegraph
The entire 19th century book by Franklin Pope is viewable at this site. This was the standard
reference book used by the U.S. Signal Service.
http://sd.znet.com/~cdk14568/mpet/contents.html
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The Strowger Telecomms Page
The history of electromechanical telephone exchanges based on the principles of Almon B. Strowger.
http://www.seg.co.uk/telecomm/
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The Atlantic Cable
Image reproduction of a book by Bern Dibner, published by the Burndy Library.
http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/hst/atlantic-cable/
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Cable at Weston
The Commercial Cable Company, with emphasis on its presence in Weston-super-Mare.
http://www.messiaen.co.uk/cable/
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History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy
Traces the history of undersea cable communications, from the first telegraph cables used in 1850
to the fiber optic cables used today for the Internet.
http://atlantic-cable.com/
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The Sparks Telegraph Key Review
An interactive historical and pictorial review of telegraph and wireless telegraph keys.
Included is a comprehensive listing of spark key manufacturers.
http://www.zianet.com/sparks/index.html
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Telegrams
History of the telegram since 1844 transmitted by morse or teleprinter.
http://home.iprimus.com.au/oseagram/
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The Overland Telegraph
Essay describes the construction of the telegraph connecting Adelaide and the rest of Australia,
through Darwin, with England in 1872.
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~fliranre/overland.htm
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The Electric Telegraph in Sweden
Provides a substantive history between the years 1853 to 1996.
http://www.telemuseum.se/historia/telegraf/home.html
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Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Scope and contents of the collection held at the National Museum of American History Archives
Center. Features a history of the company.
http://www.si.edu/lemelson/dig/westernunion/
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The Railroad Telegrapher
Article by Jim Thompson, a retired San Francisco Railway telegrapher.
http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/lochist/periodicals/ozarkswatch/ow702h.htm
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Knights of the Key.
Old time telegraphers tell their stories. Taken from early editions of Railroad Man's Magazine.
http://www.pinnaclewebs.com/railroadstories/rrmmv1n1/knights.asp
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KA2MGE Telegraph Museum
Photographs and data of telegraph apparatus and telegraph company advertising signs.
http://www.netsync.net/users/gm/
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History of Teletype Development
Brief historical account of the printing telegraph system.
http://www.thocp.net/hardware/history_of_teletype_development_.htm
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Historical Sketch of the Electric Telegraph
Full text of Alexander Jones. 1852 publication.
http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?type=simple&c=moa&sid=611f825d47fd892f&....
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Granville T. Woods
Biography of this African-American engineer and inventor, who developed and patented several
inventions relating to telegraphy.
http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/woods.html
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Events in Telecommunications History
Timeline from the British Telecom Group archives.
http://www.btplc.com/Corporateinformation/BTArchives/Eventsindex.htm
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The Aurora Borealis and the Telegraph
Essay on how solar flares crippled communications during the 19th century.
http://www.rainbowriderstradingpost.com/article1.html
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