Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization. New York, Saturday, August 12, 1865. Vol. IX. No. 450.
August 12, 1865. · New York:
by [Harper’s Weekly].
Folio, newspaper, illustrated, 497- 512 pp. Removed, one page loose, tape repairs at center fold to double page illustration, some splitting at fold, normal aging and browning; otherwise about good. This issue illustrates the laying of the first Atlantic Telegraph cable, which reduced communication between America and Europe t o minutes from several days. Cyrus Field the inventor is pictured in the double page illustration, as are, Ben Franklin and Samuel Morse. (Inventory #: 106652)