Atlantic Cable Section
Large Folio Photographic Print

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Atlantic Cable Sectioned
Atlantic Cable Section
American: 1858
Telegraph cable
3 inches long, 5/8 inches diameter, approximate
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Unmarked section of the 1858 Atlantic Cable, cut to reveal the different interior components of the cable.

In 1858, the first complete trans-Atlantic telegraph cable was laid by the ship U.S.S.F. Niagara. The cable was in operation for a short period of time, but then failed. Cyrus W. Field, the promoter of the Atlantic Cable project sold a quantity of unused Atlantic cable to be cut into small lengths and sold as souvenirs.

Cyrus W. Field

Cyrus W. Field, entrepreneur who oversaw the cable project. Portrait sold separately.


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