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- Mrs. Frank Foley in a Western Union Office, 1918 -
- 1918
- Collections - Artifact
Mrs. Frank Foley in a Western Union Office, 1918
- Patent Model of Edison's Sextuplex Telegraph, 1879 -
- 1879
- Collections - Artifact
Patent Model of Edison's Sextuplex Telegraph, 1879
- Patent Model of Edison's Acoustic Telegraph Improvement, 1876 -
- 1876
- Collections - Artifact
Patent Model of Edison's Acoustic Telegraph Improvement, 1876
- Patent Model of Edison's Electro-Harmonic Multiplex Telegraph, 1876 -
- 1876
- Collections - Artifact
Patent Model of Edison's Electro-Harmonic Multiplex Telegraph, 1876
- Ruth Elder, George Haldeman, Manuel da Camara, J. Mackey and Fernando da Costa, Horta, Azores, October 1927 - Ruth Elder fell short of her goal to be the first woman to fly the Atlantic in 1927, but the public loved her just the same. She competed in the 1929 Women's Air Derby and parlayed her aviation fame into a modest film career. Elder was fondly remembered as the "Miss America of the Air" when she died in 1977.
- October 01, 1927
- Collections - Artifact
Ruth Elder, George Haldeman, Manuel da Camara, J. Mackey and Fernando da Costa, Horta, Azores, October 1927
Ruth Elder fell short of her goal to be the first woman to fly the Atlantic in 1927, but the public loved her just the same. She competed in the 1929 Women's Air Derby and parlayed her aviation fame into a modest film career. Elder was fondly remembered as the "Miss America of the Air" when she died in 1977.
- Telegram from George Washington Carver to Henry Ford, March 16, 1940 - In early 1940, George Washington Carver traveled to his friend Henry Ford's property in Ways, Georgia. Ford had decided to honor Carver by naming a school after him; Carver and his assistant Austin Curtis, Jr., attended a number of dedication events at the Georgia school. When Carver returned home to Tuskegee, Alabama, he sent Ford this grateful telegram.
- March 16, 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Telegram from George Washington Carver to Henry Ford, March 16, 1940
In early 1940, George Washington Carver traveled to his friend Henry Ford's property in Ways, Georgia. Ford had decided to honor Carver by naming a school after him; Carver and his assistant Austin Curtis, Jr., attended a number of dedication events at the Georgia school. When Carver returned home to Tuskegee, Alabama, he sent Ford this grateful telegram.
- Western Electric Multiplex Distributor and Tuning Fork, circa 1915 -
- circa 1915
- Collections - Artifact
Western Electric Multiplex Distributor and Tuning Fork, circa 1915
- The Western Union Telegraph Company Receipt for Money Order from Andrew Purnell to G. Bush -
- Collections - Artifact
The Western Union Telegraph Company Receipt for Money Order from Andrew Purnell to G. Bush
- Patent Model of Edison's Carbon Telephone Transmitter, 1879 -
- 1879
- Collections - Artifact
Patent Model of Edison's Carbon Telephone Transmitter, 1879
- Patent Model of Edison's Telephonic Telegraph Improvement, 1877 -
- 1877
- Collections - Artifact
Patent Model of Edison's Telephonic Telegraph Improvement, 1877