Album commemorating the 1865 and 1866 Atlantic telegraph cables and subsequent events
TitleAlbum commemorating the 1865 and 1866 Atlantic telegraph cables and subsequent events
ReferenceMS/2121
Date
1865-1868; some items of later date
Scope and ContentMany dozens of items are stuck in on a total of 148 folio pages, and many more tipped in. The album commences with 'Dr. Russell's Diary', 37 facsimile pages (on 26 folios) 'written for the Directors of the Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company' by William H. Russell on board the Great Eastern in August 1865, followed by copies of messages relayed via the cable and congratulations sent re the achievement; many individual commemorative items of the event; much correspondence, especially of Capt. Anderson of the Great Eastern and press cuttings.
Extent1 album
LanguageEnglish
Archival historySo much material relates to Anderson that it may well be an album compiled by him or a family member.
Levelfonds
Repository nameScience Museum, London
Conditions governing accessOpen Access
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