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Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: Sir Robert Peel addressing bystanders...at Valencia, 1865. Creator: Unknown
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Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: Sir Robert Peel addressing bystanders...at Valencia, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable: Sir Robert Peel addressing the bystanders after the taking of the shore end of the cable to the Telegraph House at Valencia, 1865. Engraving from a sketch by Robert Dudley, showing '...Sir Robert Peel, Chief Secretary to the Government of Ireland, and Lord John Hay...as well as Mr. Glass, the managing director of the Telegraph Construction Company (and manufacturer of the main length of cable)...The end of the cable was taken up by Mr. Glass and handed to Sir Robert, who passed it through a hole...in the building which forms...the station, where it was speedily connected with the batteries in the instrument-room. A signal was then interchanged with the Caroline, proving that the electric communication was perfect. Three cheers for the Queen were called for...and given with Irish warmth. The Knight of Kerry briefly addressed the large concourse of ladies and gentlemen, yeomen and peasantry...[and] expressed his gratification at this auspicious commencement of the work, and called for three cheers for the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, and...for Sir Robert Peel...[who] spoke, with his wonted energy, of the political, social, and commercial benefits which would be secured if the cable should prove successful'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865
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A Momentous Occasion: Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, Valencia, Ireland, August 18th, 1865. Sir Robert Peel stands proudly at the forefront of this historic moment as he addresses a crowd of onlookers gathered to witness the successful laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable. The esteemed Chief Secretary to the Government of Ireland and Lord John Hay look on with interest alongside Mr. Glass, managing director of the Telegraph Construction Company who had manufactured the main length of cable. As Sir Robert Peel holds aloft a section of the newly laid cable, he praises its significance in facilitating rapid communication across oceans and continents. The atmosphere is electric as cheers erupt for Queen Victoria and later for Sir Robert Peel himself, whose impassioned speech highlights the far-reaching benefits this technological marvel will bring to politics, society, and international relations. This engraving from a sketch by Robert Dudley captures the excitement of that fateful day when humanity took another giant leap forward in connectivity.
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