File:The First Telegraph.jpg

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DescriptionThe First Telegraph.jpg	English: The first telegraph in history, sent by Samuel F. B. Morse from Washington, D.C. to Alfred Vail in Baltimore in 1844. Morse's message to Vail was signed by him and presented at the time to Annie Goodrich Ellsworth, the daughter of Morse's friend Henry Leavitt Ellsworth, United States Commissioner of Patents. Annie Ellsworth selected the verse from the Bible (Numbers XXIII, 23), and she traced in heavy pen and ink over the letters Morse had inscribed in pencil under each code character. In 1922, Mrs. George Inness Jr., wife of the American artist and daughter of Annie Ellsworth, donated the tape to the Library of Congress
Date	8:45 A.M., Friday May 24, 1844
Source	http://rs6.loc.gov/mss/mcc/019/0001.jpg
Author	Samuel Morse (1791–1872)   Description American painter and inventor Date of birth/death 27 April 1791 2 April 1872 Location of birth/death Charlestown (Massachusetts) New York City Work location New York City Authority control VIAF: 2530161 GND: 118584308 BnF: cb12263995r ULAN: 500026460 ISNI: 0000 0000 8081 8611 Samuel F. B. Morse, Superintendent of Elec. Mag. Telegraphs
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