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.
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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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