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Morse'sTelegraph
Morse's Original Telegraph Morse/Vail telegraph key
© The Smithsonian
Photo by Laurie Minor-Penland 		© The Smithsonian
Photo by Alfred Harrell 		© The Smithsonian
Photo by Alfred Harrell
Samuel Morse's original telegraph transmitter and receiver, 1837. Morse/Vail telegraph key, 1844.
This key was used to send the first telegraph message on the experimental line between Washington, DC and Baltimore, Maryland. 		Morse/Vail telegraph register, 1844.
This register was used to receive the first telegraph message on the experimental line between Washington, DC and Baltimore, Maryland.
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