Samuel F. B. Morse
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Illustration by G. F. and E. B. Bensell, from James Dabney McCabe, Great Fortunes, and how They Were Made: Or the Struggles and Triumphs of Our Self-made Men. Philadelphia: George MacLean, 1871.
- Date created
- 1871
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- Antebellum North Carolina: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the antebellum period (1830–1860). Topics include slavery, daily life, agriculture, industry, technology, and the arts, as well as the events leading to secession and civil war. (Page 5.1)
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Portrait of Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872), the creator of the telegraph and Morse code. This illustration first appeared in an 1871 book by James Dabney McCabe, entitled Great Fortunes, and how They Were Made: Or the Struggles and Triumphs of Our Self-made Men.
