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Samuel F. B. Morse

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...

Format: image/illustration

A technological tour of the Biltmore Estate

This tour of “America's Castle” explains the technological features George Vanderbilt incorporated into his turn-of-the-century home.

Format: series (multiple pages)

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.

Format: book (multiple pages)

Cargo manifests of Confederate blockade runners

In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 4.4

Cargo manifests of various ships that ran the Union blockade to bring goods from Nassau, in the Bahamas, to Wilmington, North Carolina, during the Civil War. Includes historical commentary.

Format: document

Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

The burning of Washington

In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 8.6

Report in the Raleigh Star, September 2, 1814, on the burning of Washington by the British during the War of 1812. Includes historical commentary.

Format: newspaper

Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert and L. Maren Wood.

Small-town businesses, 1903

In North Carolina in the New South, page 2.11

Excerpts from The North Carolina Year Book and Business Directory, 1903, for the towns of Jefferson and Washington. Includes historical commentary.

Format: book

Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Wealth and education in North Carolina, 1900

In North Carolina in the New South, page 4.5

Report on the North Carolina Colored State Normal Schools for 1903, listing data on value of property owned by each race and on school size and attendance. Includes historical commentary.

Format: data set

Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

The growth of tourism: Southern Pines

In North Carolina in the New South, page 5.10

Report on a trip by doctors to Southern Pines, North Carolina, suggesting that its healthful climate made it an excellent destination for urban tourists and people recovering from illnesses. Includes historical commentary.

Format: article

Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Remembering the Revolution

An analysis of the painting The Apotheosis of Washington in the U.S. Capitol rotunda, and a discussion of how it reflected the values of Americans on the eve of the Civil War.

Format: article

Morse telegraph

Illustration of the original Morse telegraph.

Format: image/illustration

Telegraph [painting]

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.

Format: image/painting

The compromise of 1877

In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 10.8

After the disputed presidential election of 1876, Democrats in Congress agreed to certify a majority vote for Republican Rutherford B. Hayes if Republicans agreed to end military reconstruction.

Format: article

Telegram announcing the surrender of Fort Sumter

Telegram was sent by Major Robert Anderson at 10:30am, April 18, 1861, announcing the surrender of Forst Sumter to confederate General Beauregard. S.S.BALTIC.OFF SANDY HOOK APR.EIGHTEENTH.TEN THIRTY A.M. .VIA NEW YORK. . HON.S.CAMERON. SECY.WAR....

Format: image/letter

Growth and transformation: The United States in the Gilded Age

In North Carolina in the New South, page 2.1

Between the Civil War and the First World War, industry and cities grew at a tremendous pace in the United States.

Format: article

Resources on the web

Samuel F. B. Morse Papers at the Library of Congress, 1793-1919

Correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, clippings, printed matter, maps, drawings, and other materials documenting Samuel Morse's life as artist and inventor. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Library of Congress