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Transatlantic cables

 Topic
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Transatlantic Cable Collection

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 84
Abstract

Small collection of items related to the Atlantic Ocean: A framed segment of cable used in the first transatlantic telegraph connection, 1858; a document certifying the cable’s authenticity; a photograph of the USCG ship Marmer, 1959 and an undated photograph of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s ship Discoverer.

Dates: 1858, 1959, undated; Other: Date acquired: 02/18/2005