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NH 59358 S.S. Great Eastern

Photo #: NH 59358 S.S. Great Eastern
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Title: S.S. Great Eastern
Description: (British Steamship, 1859) Cartoon from a contemporary publication, humorously speculating on possible future shipbuilding developments, inspired by the then-huge size of the Great Eastern. This cartoon probably dates from the same time as the first attempts to lay a trans-Atlantic telegraph cable, in 1857-1858. In 1866 Great Eastern was herself used to lay the first successful cable across the Atlantic. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 59358
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