Woman tapping telegraph key

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
activity California fax machine gold rush long-distance communication semaphore telegraph television United States US History USA world history
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
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Woman tapping telegraph key

This photograph shows a telegraph machine. A person sent telegraph messages by pressing his or her finger on a lever of the machine.
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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