A prominent neurologist claims telegraphs cause nervousness and anxiety. Is he right?
Telegraph Laughter
Telegraph operators get creative to break up boredom at the job.
Wired on Crime: Soapy Smith’s Telegraph Con
A sly Skagway swindler's sneaky strategy to steal succeeds.
Crime on the Wire: How the Telegraph was Used to Send the First Spam Mail
A muckraker exposes a crime ring and their phony gambling scheme.
P.T. Barnum was an Early Adopter of the Telegraph- So he Could Prank his Co-Workers
Of course the humbug-in-chief would use the telegraph for tomfoolery. Do we approve?
Messengers of a Cruel Society: Lewis Hine’s Photographs of Child Telegraph Messengers
Photographs put faces on the weary child messengers of the telegraph industry.
When Telegraph Lines Connect Pennsylvania
The telegraph: advancing communication and aiding pranksters since 1846.