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Picture No 10542898
Date 1858
Description The First Atlantic Cable, 1858
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The First Atlantic Cable, 1858. The first cable was laid in the year '58! They say the fish add very much to its weight. Showing a line of fish, shellfish, a starfish and other sea creatures balancing on the cable.
Source Illustration by Mary Francis Ames, words by Ernest Ames, in 'Really and Truly', circa 1900
Credit Mary Evans Picture Library
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