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Collection Objects 92 results

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Atlantic Telegraph cable machinery onboard Great Eastern (1858) (Photograph album) ALB0999
The Atlantic Telegraph Cable was laid by the above vessels for the Atlantic Telegraph Company (Print) PAJ2251
HMS Agamemnon laying the Atlantic Telegraph cable in 1858. A whale crosses the line
HMS Agamemnon laying the Atlantic Telegraph cable in 1858. A whale crosses the line (Print) PAD6204
The Route of the Atlantic Telegraph, The Great Eastern Section of the bed of the Atlantic
The Route of the Atlantic Telegraph, The Great Eastern Section of the bed of the Atlantic (Print) PAG8266

Archive Records 102 results

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Atlantic Telegraph newsletter (Manuscript) 1865 CLF/6/2
'The Atlantic Telegraph' (Manuscript) c.1865-1866 CLF/6/5
'The Atlantic Telegraph' (Manuscript) c.1908 CLF/6/10
‘The Atlantic Telegraph a Descriptive History’ (Manuscript) July 1857 CLF/6/1

Library Records 13 results

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The Atlantic telegraph Russell, W H 1866 621.315.28(261):621.394.4 FOLIO 1 copy available in Onsite storage - please ORDER to view.
The Atlantic telegraph (1865) Russell, W H 1972 621.315.28(261):621.394.4 BOOK 1 copy available in Onsite storage - please ORDER to view.
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