Picture No | 10105004 |
Date | August 1857 |
Description | Laying 1857 Cable |
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Laying the first cable from Valentia, western Ireland : alas the cable breaks twice, and after the second disaster the project is abandoned for the time being.
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Source | Albert Krueger, in Kraemer, The nineteenth century |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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