23 OCT 95: Morse's Original telegraph transmitter and receiver

Samuel Morse's original telegraph transmitter and receiver, 1835.  Morse's invention of the electric telegraph marked the beginning of instant communication among America's businesses, government offices and society at large.

From the Information Age Exhibit in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History -- People, Information & Technology,examining how information technology has changed our society over the last 150 years.