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'Samuel Morse 1791-1872', 1934. Creator: Unknown.

'Samuel Morse 1791-1872', 1934. Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872), American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer of the Morse code and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy. From "Die Großen der Weltgeschichte". [Eckstein-Halpaus, Dresden, 1934].
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Title:
'Samuel Morse 1791-1872', 1934. Creator: Unknown.
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'Samuel Morse 1791-1872', 1934. Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872), American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer of the Morse code and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy. From "Die Großen der Weltgeschichte". [Eckstein-Halpaus, Dresden, 1934]
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2219 x 2716 px | 17.2 MB
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18.8 x 23.0 cm | 7.4 x 9.1 in (300 dpi)