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Take Pride in Your Job / and in Your Appearance / Correctly Uniformed Western Union Messenger

Sponsor:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper,, 5.9" x 4.0")
Container:
Box 748, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
Circa 1920-1940
Scope and Contents:
Photomechanical reproduction of a photograph of a young uniformed messenger, multi-colored, with notes about specific points of correct attire, and arrows pointing to the figure.
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000106 (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Telegraph -- Employees  Search this
Messengers  Search this
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Uniforms  Search this
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.8: People / Western Union Messengers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89cdf523b-0aa4-472f-918f-491a4d46c53d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11304

[Blank telegram form for Democratic National Convention, Chicago 1932, with shadow images of Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, and Woodrow Wilson : printed form.]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Names:
Democratic National Convention (1932 : Chicago, Ill.).  Search this
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845  Search this
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper., 7.2" x 8.7")
Container:
Box 693, Folder 7: Blank Forms, Political Conventions
Type:
Archival materials
Telegrams
Forms (documents)
Place:
Chicago (Ill.)
Date:
1932
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000028.tif (AC Scan)
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but Series 11 and films are stored off-site. Special arrangements must be made to view some of the audiovisual materials. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Democratic Party  Search this
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Genre/Form:
Telegrams
Forms (documents)
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 22: Telegrams / 22.3: Western Union Telegrams--Specialty / Political Conventions
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b8d63885-67c0-4db1-b5dd-de0d549b617a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11306

Telegraph here Western Union [sign painted on mat board]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper., 11.0" x 18.1")
Container:
Box 776, Folder 8
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Signs (declaratory or advertising artifacts)
Date:
undated
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000026m.tif (AC Scan)
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but Series 11 and films are stored off-site. Special arrangements must be made to view some of the audiovisual materials. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Genre/Form:
Signs (declaratory or advertising artifacts)
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.13: Oversized Photographs / Western Union Teleprinter (ink on paper)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep890e74b38-cd91-42f3-bb25-143de304d672
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11307

[Blank telegram form for Democratic National Convention, 1936. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] [printed form.]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Names:
Democratic National Convention (1936 : Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this
Democratic Party  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper., 7.0" x 8.5")
Container:
Box 693, Folder 7: Blank Forms, Political Conventions
Type:
Archival materials
Telegrams
Forms (documents)
Place:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Date:
1936
Scope and Contents:
Form bears imprint of Liberty Bell with heading, "Democratic National Convention / June 1936 / Philadelphia".
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000027.tif (AC Scan)
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but Series 11 and films are stored off-site. Special arrangements must be made to view some of the audiovisual materials. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Political conventions  Search this
Liberty Bell  Search this
Genre/Form:
Telegrams
Forms (documents)
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 22: Telegrams / 22.3: Western Union Telegrams--Specialty / Political Conventions
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8569fb0f5-a74c-4a57-944f-3b6e69616c96
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11308

[Woman seated in front of and typing on a Western Union Teleprinter; Black-and-white photoprint.]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (9.9" x 8.1")
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
May 16, 1944
Scope and Contents:
"No objection to publication, Bureau of Public Relations, War Department, Washington" stamped on back of photo.
Arrangement:
Box 471, Folder 1.
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000022.tif (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Typists  Search this
Women in war  Search this
Labor  Search this
World War, 1939-1945  Search this
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1940-1950 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.7: Equipment / World War II, 1944
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep81512aed1-d2cf-45c1-a551-012259fb8648
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11309

[Woman seated in front of and typing on a Western Union Telekrypton, black-and-white photoprint]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (8.1" x 10.0")
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
Circa 1940
Arrangement:
Box 471, Folder 3.
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000023.tif (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Labor  Search this
World War, 1939-1945  Search this
Women employees  Search this
Typists  Search this
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1940-1950 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.7: Equipment / World War II, 1945-46
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80c3bce4a-b2e6-411a-bf7e-66eae34ef52c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11310

[Woman seated at work station gumming down strips of type on telegram form. Black-and-white photoprint]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 3.5" x 4.8")
Container:
Box 475, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
Circa 1940's
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000025.tif (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Labor  Search this
Women employees  Search this
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 12: Patent Materials / 12.5: Contract Department Correspondence Re Patents / February 1933-July 1933
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8633a1a4c-8dc8-4ac7-8d5c-51041c87c588
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11311

[Woman seated in front of and typing on a Western Union machine with tape coming out of side : black-and-white photoprint]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 7.4" x 8.6")
Container:
Box 746, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographs
Black-and-white photographic prints
Date:
Circa 1930-1940
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000024.tif (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Women employees  Search this
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Typists  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1930-1940 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin
Black-and-white photographic prints -- Silver gelatin -- 1900-1950
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.7: Equipment / Miscellaneous equipment, some ca. 1940s, (7 R-photos, 33 others).
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c1f0a4d2-f5b5-4577-8bde-2b44291e05d1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11312

Penzance Cable Station [Penzance, England, black--and-white photoprint]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 4.2" x 5.0")
Container:
Box 728, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Penzance (England)
Date:
1925
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000021.tif (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Buildings -- England  Search this
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.4: Cable Stations / Penzance, England
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep828c2c826-3e11-40c6-bf10-9e15417ac272
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11313

[Interior and exterior views of the Western Union Cable System office, in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England : 2 photoprints mounted on one sheet of black paper]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper, mounted on black paper., 10.9" x 8.4")
Container:
Box 725, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographs
Place:
Newcastle upon Tyne (England)
England
Northumberland (England)
Date:
December 1924
Scope and Contents:
Captions: (Top) "#1 Side St., Newcastle-on-Tyne [sic], Northumberland, England / Dec. 1924"; (Bottom) "Newcastle-on-Tyne Office / Dec. 1924."
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000020.tif (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Offices -- 1920-1930  Search this
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1920-1930 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.4: Cable Stations / European Branch Offices
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ecc2f637-a4d3-497b-9872-94f3b50f8ef3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11314

[Tube Center at Western Union's 60 Hudson Street, New York, New York building, with women employees : black-and-white photoprint.]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 7.5" x 9.4")
Container:
Box 711, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Black-and-white photographic prints
Place:
New York (N.Y.) -- 1930-1940
Date:
Circa 1940
Scope and Contents:
Caption (on negative) : "Tube Center / 60 Hudson St. / New York." Shown are four female employees and three male employees.
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000019.tif (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Labor  Search this
Women employees  Search this
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white photographic prints -- Silver gelatin -- 1900-1950
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.1: Western Union Buildings and Property / Post 1900
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8aa256aac-8a2d-46e5-a0c4-850b37efbb3d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11315

[Morse Recorder. Black-and-white photoprint.]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Inventor:
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 9.0" x 7.4")
Container:
Box 713, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
undated
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000018.tif (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.3: Western Union Albums (numbered) / Album # 2100, Photographic notebook, 1872-1914 (not inclusive)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a9067688-2ccd-4611-b8c6-91e5461c9f39
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11316

[Cable station at Hearts Content, Canada : twenty-eight assorted photonegatives.]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
28 Items (items, assorted sizes, Silver gelatin on film.)
Container:
Box 731, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographs
Place:
Canada -- 1890-1900
Date:
undated
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000014-01.tif (AC Scan)

AC0205-0000014-02.tif (AC Scan)

AC0205-0000014-03.tif (AC Scan)

AC0205-0000014-04.tif (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Cable stations  Search this
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1890-1900 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.4: Cable Stations / Negatives of Cable Stations-Heart's Content
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep859d88494-6a1b-4150-9848-8c4b53b21a1e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11318
Online Media:

Early street scene in New York City before telegraph wires were laid underground. Maze of wires is in the vicinity of Old Western Union Headquarters, 195 Broadway. [illustration.]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 13.9" x 11.0")
Container:
Box 772, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Broadway (New York, N.Y.) -- 1890-1900
New York (N.Y.)
Date:
undated
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000013.tif (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.13: Oversized Photographs / Early street scene in New York City of Western Union building, 195 Broadway
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8660e93a6-25d3-4e29-9b40-ed988711b3a7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11319

[Storkgram telegram blank; illustration of stork carrying infant in diaper.]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper., 6.2" x 8.0")
Container:
Box 694, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Storkgrams
Telegrams
Date:
1950
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000012.tif (AC Scan)
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but Series 11 and films are stored off-site. Special arrangements must be made to view some of the audiovisual materials. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Infants  Search this
Storks  Search this
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Genre/Form:
Storkgrams
Telegrams
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 22: Telegrams / 22.3: Western Union Telegrams--Specialty / Storkgram
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83795b3d3-b826-42a2-951c-fc3a3723d6a7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11320

[Morse telegraph set, ca. 1870] [black-and-white photoprint]

Creator:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (6.8" x 9.3")
Container:
Box 714, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Photographs
Date:
1922?
Scope and Contents:
Label in negative: W.U.T. CO. / ENG. LABS / NO. R-1922.
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000011.tif (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1920-1930 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.3: Western Union Albums (numbered) / Album # 2100 Photographic notebook, 1856-1940 (not inclusive)
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep865930401-d3cf-4984-8aef-09a58ad45eed
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11321

[Samuel F.B. Morse self-portrait, copy of a painting.]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Names:
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper., 11.9" x 8.9")
Container:
Box 776, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Paintings
Date:
undated
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000010.tif (AC Scan)
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but Series 11 and films are stored off-site. Special arrangements must be made to view some of the audiovisual materials. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Self-portraits, American  Search this
Self-portraits  Search this
Genre/Form:
Paintings -- Reproductions
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.13: Oversized Photographs / Samuel F.B. Morse
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f675916f-4c13-43ae-a3fd-1e63938a5fe6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11322

Samuel F.B. Morse sending the first telegram, May 24, 1844 [title under image] [color lithograph]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Names:
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Ink on paper., 8.6" x 11.0".)
Container:
Box 753, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Lithographs
Date:
1944
Scope and Contents:
Under title: Centennial of the Telegraph / 1844-1944.
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000009.tif (AC Scan)
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but Series 11 and films are stored off-site. Special arrangements must be made to view some of the audiovisual materials. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Genre/Form:
Lithographs
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.9: Samuel F.B. Morse / Photoprint of Morse commemorating Centennial of Telegraph.
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep844713946-1f19-4559-b0fc-5b481f554fa7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11323

[Copy of ilustration of messenger from 'Reid, "Telegraph in America," page 574, 1879 edition. Black-and-white photoprint.]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper, 8.6" x 5.8")
Container:
Box 748, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Copy photographs
Date:
1879
Scope and Contents:
Engraving (?) of Western Union messenger holding telegram.]
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000006.tif (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access onsite, by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Messengers  Search this
Telegrams  Search this
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Genre/Form:
Copy photographs
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.8: People / Western Union Messengers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep87b22b1d6-d1d6-4b48-9157-40f706b1a8d2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11324

Samuel F.B. Morse at the US Capitol opening the first commercial telegraph circuit between Washington and Baltimore on May 24, 1844 [photoprint, copy of woodcut.]

Collector:
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Names:
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872  Search this
Collection Creator:
United Telegraph Workers.  Search this
Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (8.1" x 9.9")
Container:
Box 753, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Woodcuts
Date:
Date of woodcut unknown
Scope and Contents:
Oval image.
Local Numbers:
AC0205-0000008.tif (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research access onsite, by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Telegraph, Wireless  Search this
Genre/Form:
Woodcuts
Collection Citation:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
See more items in:
Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.9: Samuel F.B. Morse / Painting of S.F.B. Morse, portraits & correspondence, 1840s.
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8222b2f43-0e5b-4436-9724-5a726e78a075
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref11325

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