Starts and Stalls:
Creating a Successful Transatlantic Cable

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This collection of artifacts details the preparation, installation, demonstration—and eventual celebration—of a working transatlantic telegraph cable system. When the first cable of 1858 failed within a matter of weeks, hope was not lost—people immediately rallied to start a second attempt. In 1866, instant communication—between continents, across the Atlantic Ocean—became a reality.

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