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Telegraph [painting]

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Painting by Constantino Brumidi, Telegraph circa 1862. Senate Library, Washington, D.C.

Date created
c. 1862
License
This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.
Source
Original image housed by United States Senate

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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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Painting entitled <cite>Telegraph</cite>.

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This circa 1862 painting by Constantino Brumidi, entitled Telegraph, symbolically commemorates the laying of the first successful transatlantic cable — one of the greatest communication advances in history.