Music Sheet, "Ocean Telegraph March," 1858
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This sheet music celebrates the first transatlantic cable. The ships depicted are the USS Niagara and HMS Agamemnon. These vessels met in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, spliced their cable payloads together, and set off to separate shores in Ireland and Canada. The man at center is likely Cyrus W. Field, financier of the first and second transatlantic cables.
This sheet music celebrates the first transatlantic cable. The ships depicted are the USS Niagara and HMS Agamemnon. These vessels met in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, spliced their cable payloads together, and set off to separate shores in Ireland and Canada. The man at center is likely Cyrus W. Field, financier of the first and second transatlantic cables.
Artifact
Sheet music
Date Made
1858
Subject Date
1858
Creators
Brown, Francis H. (Francis Henry), 1818-1891
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Composed by Francis H. Brown and Lithographed by Sarony, Major & Knapp Lith., New York, New York.
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Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
95.105.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Dimensions
Height: 13.063 in
Width: 10.188 in
Inscriptions
OCEAN TELEGRAPH MARCH
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