Sujet
The Electric Telegraph Station
Légende
The Electric Telegraph Station, at Slough, 1844. News of the birth of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is relayed to London. 'By aid of the extraordinary power of this triumph of science, the auspicious event of her Majesty [Queen Victoria]'s accouchement on Tuesday morning, was communicated from Windsor Castle to the metropolis within eleven minutes!'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM20B02_335
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
67,2Mo (3,8Mo) / 42,0cm x 40,1cm / 4960 x 4732 (300dpi)