Operator sending a message on a Morse electric printing telegraph, 1887. Artist: Unknown

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Operator sending a message on a Morse electric printing telegraph, 1887. He is tapping out the message with a key using the code developed by Samuel Morse and Alexander Bain. Under the table are wet cells (batteries) supplying electricity.

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Photo credit: © Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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