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Metadata
Catalog Number |
NP.SA.1871.07-08 |
Object Name |
Newspaper |
Title |
Scientific American |
Description |
"Scientific American" issue of July 8, 1871, featuring an illustration and article on the front page pertaining to Morse Celebration that occurred on June 10, 1871. The image shows the final stage of the ceremony in which an 80 year-old Morse, accompanied by hundreds from the telegraph community at the Academy of Music, publicly sent a message on stage. The article is titled "Professor Morse Affixing his Signature to the Greeting Telegraphed by Miss S. E. Cornwell at the Morse Celebration." |
Maker |
Munn & Company, publisher |
Place of Origin |
New York, NY |
Date |
July 8, 1871 |
Green-Wood Connection |
Samuel F.B. Morse (1791-1872) is interred at Green-Wood (Lot 5761, Sec. 25/32). |
Material |
Paper |
Dimensions |
H-15.5 W-11.25 inches |
People |
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 |
Subjects |
Newspapers Telegraph industry Telegraph Inventors Celebrations |
Search Terms |
Academy of Music (New York, N.Y.) |