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Maker:
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 1 3/4 in x 42 in; 4.445 cm x 106.68 cm
Object Name:
Telegraph Message
Date made:
January 24, 1838
Date made:
1838-01-24
Description:
This telegraph message, "Attention the Universe by kingdoms right wheel", was sent by Samuel F. B. Morse during a private demonstration of his telegraph system on January 24, 1838. This message predates the more famous "What hath God wrought" by about six years. The command refers to a military maneuver, appropriate since the demonstration was for artist and soldier General Thomas S. Cummings.
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
from George F. Cummings
ID Number:
EM.238520
Catalog number:
238520
Accession number:
45891
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-9436-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1189342