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- Easter Telegram, "Easter Greeting by Western Union," 1938 - Telegraph companies in the early 20th century wanted people to send more telegrams, but many average Americans were wary of them -- the few these customers received (or sent) usually relayed urgent, sometimes tragic, news. Telegraph companies created colorful telegrams with matching envelopes to convey good wishes especially for holidays. These designs helped allay the recipient's fear of receiving bad news.
- April 08, 1938
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Easter Telegram, "Easter Greeting by Western Union," 1938
Telegraph companies in the early 20th century wanted people to send more telegrams, but many average Americans were wary of them -- the few these customers received (or sent) usually relayed urgent, sometimes tragic, news. Telegraph companies created colorful telegrams with matching envelopes to convey good wishes especially for holidays. These designs helped allay the recipient's fear of receiving bad news.
- Telegram from Will Rogers to Henry Ford, October 18, 1929 - On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The event also served as the official dedication of The Edison Institute, Ford's museum complex named in honor of his friend. At the last minute, Will Rogers found time to get away from a film he was making to attend.
- October 18, 1929
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Telegram from Will Rogers to Henry Ford, October 18, 1929
On October 21, 1929, Henry Ford hosted an event, Light's Golden Jubilee, which celebrated the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of a practical incandescent lamp. The event also served as the official dedication of The Edison Institute, Ford's museum complex named in honor of his friend. At the last minute, Will Rogers found time to get away from a film he was making to attend.
- Model 28-RO Teletype Machine, circa 1955 - Teletypewriters paved the way for the fax machine, combining typewriter and telegraph technologies. The Teletype Corporation's Model-28 was a rugged machine for military use. Indispensable in newsrooms of the 1950s-1960s, it received a constant flow of updates from news wire services. The KSR model had the ability to send and receive messages, while the RO Teletype only printed incoming messages.
- circa 1955
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Model 28-RO Teletype Machine, circa 1955
Teletypewriters paved the way for the fax machine, combining typewriter and telegraph technologies. The Teletype Corporation's Model-28 was a rugged machine for military use. Indispensable in newsrooms of the 1950s-1960s, it received a constant flow of updates from news wire services. The KSR model had the ability to send and receive messages, while the RO Teletype only printed incoming messages.
- Telegram, Martha Firestone to Her Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Firestone, Jr., 1942-1946 -
- 1942-1946
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Telegram, Martha Firestone to Her Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Firestone, Jr., 1942-1946
- Model 28-KSR Teletype Machine, circa 1955 - Teletypewriters paved the way for the fax machine, combining typewriter and telegraph technologies. The Teletype Corporation's Model-28 was a rugged machine designed for military use. Indispensable in newsrooms of the 1950s-1960s, it received a constant flow of updates from wire services. The KSR model had the ability to send and receive messages, while the RO Teletype only printed incoming messages.
- circa 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Model 28-KSR Teletype Machine, circa 1955
Teletypewriters paved the way for the fax machine, combining typewriter and telegraph technologies. The Teletype Corporation's Model-28 was a rugged machine designed for military use. Indispensable in newsrooms of the 1950s-1960s, it received a constant flow of updates from wire services. The KSR model had the ability to send and receive messages, while the RO Teletype only printed incoming messages.
- Telegram from George M. Holley to Jasper Park Lodge during Arthur Conan Doyle's 1923 Canada Tour - George Holley, founder of Holley Motor Company, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, famed author, became acquainted after Holley attended one of Doyle's lectures in Detroit. From 1923 to 1929, the two maintained a robust correspondence. Spiritualism was a frequent topic as they traded recommendations of mediums, bemoaned skeptics like Harry Houdini, and discussed the state of belief on both sides of the Atlantic.
- 1923
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Telegram from George M. Holley to Jasper Park Lodge during Arthur Conan Doyle's 1923 Canada Tour
George Holley, founder of Holley Motor Company, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, famed author, became acquainted after Holley attended one of Doyle's lectures in Detroit. From 1923 to 1929, the two maintained a robust correspondence. Spiritualism was a frequent topic as they traded recommendations of mediums, bemoaned skeptics like Harry Houdini, and discussed the state of belief on both sides of the Atlantic.
- The Western Union Telegraph Company Receipt for Money Order from Andrew Purnell to G. Bush -
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The Western Union Telegraph Company Receipt for Money Order from Andrew Purnell to G. Bush
- Ivory Soap Contest Award Notification from Procter and Gamble to Rispah Porter, March 19, 1937 -
- March 19, 1937
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Ivory Soap Contest Award Notification from Procter and Gamble to Rispah Porter, March 19, 1937
- Telegraph Sounder, Made by George M. Phelps, 1860-1865 -
- 1860-1865
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Telegraph Sounder, Made by George M. Phelps, 1860-1865
- Western Union Main Line Sounder Housed in Portable Resonator, circa 1925 - This telegraph sounder creates audible tones that correspond to the signals of Morse code from an electrical telegraph. A metal arm influenced by an electromagnet makes clicking and clacking noises as the current is switched on and off. These sounds are translated into the dots and dashes of code. A wooden box amplifies the sound even further for the operator.
- circa 1925
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Western Union Main Line Sounder Housed in Portable Resonator, circa 1925
This telegraph sounder creates audible tones that correspond to the signals of Morse code from an electrical telegraph. A metal arm influenced by an electromagnet makes clicking and clacking noises as the current is switched on and off. These sounds are translated into the dots and dashes of code. A wooden box amplifies the sound even further for the operator.