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Tables for Telegraph Office, Washington, D.C.

Collection Creator:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company  Search this
Collection Author:
Garrett, John W. (John Work), 1820-1884  Search this
Latrobe, Benj. H. (Benjamin Henry), 1807-1878  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1885
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Collection Citation:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records / Series 5: Business Records / 5.2: Business Records
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e833f006-dd8c-45b4-936c-4007e788d50e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1086-ref187

Bids for awning for telegraph office, Washington

Collection Creator:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company  Search this
Collection Author:
Garrett, John W. (John Work), 1820-1884  Search this
Latrobe, Benj. H. (Benjamin Henry), 1807-1878  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Folder 15-16
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1892
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Collection Citation:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records / Series 5: Business Records / 5.8: Business Records
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e474f9d8-b4c4-4bd4-8f6f-9f03925c1af0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1086-ref390

Estimate for lining telegraph office at Trinidad

Collection Creator:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company  Search this
Collection Author:
Garrett, John W. (John Work), 1820-1884  Search this
Latrobe, Benj. H. (Benjamin Henry), 1807-1878  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Folder 15-16
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1892
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Collection Citation:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records / Series 5: Business Records / 5.8: Business Records
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep846a67294-5d5b-443c-9f23-b677539602a7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1086-ref420

Estimated cost of moving telegraph office, Locust Point

Collection Creator:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company  Search this
Collection Author:
Garrett, John W. (John Work), 1820-1884  Search this
Latrobe, Benj. H. (Benjamin Henry), 1807-1878  Search this
Container:
Box 4, Folder 17-18
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1893
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Collection Citation:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records / Series 5: Business Records / 5.9: Business Records
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep851d1ab6a-1ca2-4733-9286-08e154c50a35
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1086-ref491

Report on condition of telegraph office, Gaithersburg

Collection Creator:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company  Search this
Collection Author:
Garrett, John W. (John Work), 1820-1884  Search this
Latrobe, Benj. H. (Benjamin Henry), 1807-1878  Search this
Container:
Box 5, Folder 10-15
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1896
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records / Series 5: Business Records / 5.12: Business Records
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83ef6089f-b3a1-4217-90ee-5677f53c6c42
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1086-ref940

Snake River Bridge towers for telegraph lines, Number, 66

Collection Creator:
Morison, George S., 1842-1903  Search this
Container:
Map-folder 68
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1883
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Collection Citation:
George Morison Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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George S. Morison Collection
George S. Morison Collection / Series 7: Drawings
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep827dab138-4c7f-4bc5-b510-f51a3f2c4e25
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0978-ref2690

Telegraph cable guards, Number, 60 62

Collection Creator:
Morison, George S., 1842-1903  Search this
Extent:
3 drawings
Container:
Map-folder 124
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Collection Citation:
George Morison Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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George S. Morison Collection
George S. Morison Collection / Series 7: Drawings
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a1ffbb79-29a3-45ef-8523-416ccb871944
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0978-ref3127

Box of Muirhead "Wollaston wire"

Associated user:
unknown  Search this
Maker:
Muirhead  Search this
Muirhead & Co. Ltd.  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (case material)
Measurements:
wire: 12 1/2 in x 2 13/16 in; 31.75 cm x 7.112 cm
Object Name:
Wire
wollaston wire
submarine telegraph component
Object Type:
wire
Other Terms:
Wire; Telegraphy
Credit Line:
from ITT World Communications, Inc., thru John Van Ingen
ID Number:
ZZ.RSN79831U31
Catalog number:
283729.04
Accession number:
283729
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-2a9b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_700841

Box of Muirhead "Wollaston wire"

Maker:
Muirhead & Co. Ltd.  Search this
Measurements:
box: 12 1/2 in x 2 3/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 31.75 cm x 6.985 cm x 2.8575 cm
Object Name:
Wire, Wollaston
wollaston wire
submarine telegraph component
Credit Line:
from ITT World Communications, Inc., thru John Van Ingen
ID Number:
EM.330280
Catalog number:
330280
Accession number:
288763
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-5656-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1253609

Box of quartz fibers for Brown relay

Maker:
S. G. Brown, Ltd.  Search this
Measurements:
box: 1 1/4 in x 9 1/4 in x 3 5/8 in; 3.175 cm x 23.495 cm x 9.2075 cm
fibers (each): 8 in x in; 20.32 cm x .00254 cm
Object Name:
submarine telegraph component
Credit Line:
from ITT World Communications, Inc., thru John Van Ingen
ID Number:
EM.288763.01
Accession number:
283729
Catalog number:
283729.01
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng44ab3d0c7-4f57-447e-8926-c3ccb5ac46da
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_2037537

Bunnell & Co. model 129 direct writer coil in original box

Maker:
J. H. Bunnell & Co.  Search this
Measurements:
coil: 3 1/4 in x 1 in x 1 in; 8.255 cm x 2.54 cm x 2.54 cm
box: 1 5/8 in x 3 5/8 in x 2 in; 4.1275 cm x 9.2075 cm x 5.08 cm
Object Name:
submarine telegraph component
Credit Line:
from ITT World Communications, Inc., thru John Van Ingen
ID Number:
EM.288763.02
Catalog number:
283729.02
Accession number:
283729
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng4fcdcf6c7-dbd9-487d-9b25-e2347c546005
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_2037642

Muirhead & Co. recorder coils in original box

Maker:
Muirhead & Co. Ltd.  Search this
Measurements:
coils (each): 3 1/4 in x 3/4 in x 1/2 in; 8.255 cm x 1.905 cm x 1.27 cm
box: 1 1/2 in x 5 in x 3 1/2 in; 3.81 cm x 12.7 cm x 8.89 cm
Object Name:
submarine telegraph component
Credit Line:
from ITT World Communications, Inc., thru John Van Ingen
ID Number:
EM.288763.03
Catalog number:
283729.03
Accession number:
283729
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng47131d88a-d194-4674-84b5-92ee766e9492
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_2037644

Joseph Henry: Champion of American Science

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2013-12-02T20:55:53.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
American History  Search this
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National Museum of American History
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SmithsonianAmHistory
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Joseph Henry

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2016-12-12T19:54:12.000Z
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Education  Search this
Topic:
American History  Search this
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National Museum of American History
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SmithsonianAmHistory
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edanmdm:yt_6CVY22Wq654

Telegraphs and Telephones - How They Work

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2010-12-14T18:38:50.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
American History  Search this
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National Museum of American History
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SmithsonianAmHistory
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Peter Cooper

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
Lectures
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2016-12-12T19:54:12.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
American History  Search this
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National Museum of American History
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Samuel Finley Breese Morse

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2016-01-21T16:13:20.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
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American History  Search this
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National Museum of American History
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SmithsonianAmHistory
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edanmdm:yt_OUsUUZ6rfjU

Morse Code Demo: Try This At Home

Creator:
National Air and Space Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2021-10-22T13:31:06.000Z
YouTube Category:
Science & Technology  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this
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National Air and Space Museum
YouTube Channel:
airandspace
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edanmdm:yt_OSNzJTpsFUw

"No Lives Lost" 🛳️ How the Titanic Sinking Became Fake News | Smithsonian Channel

Creator:
Smithsonian Channel  Search this
Type:
Interviews
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2020-09-19T15:30:01.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
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smithsonianchannel
Data Source:
Smithsonian Channel
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianchannel
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_71urymTyUsg

Portrait in a Minute: Samuel Morse

Creator:
National Portrait Gallery  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2012-11-21T16:23:25.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Portraits  Search this
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
YouTube Channel:
NatlPortraitGallery
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edanmdm:yt_h2IAh3uIGcc

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