Photograph of American Troops During the Battle of Manila (1898)

Photograph of American troops during the Battle of Manila captioned “Advance on Left of American lines. Signal Corps extending telegraph lines from trenches. Flags displayed to indicate to the Navy progress of the advance. August 13, 1898.”

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Portrait of a Group of U.S. Military Telegraph Corps Civilian Telegraph Operators Posing in Front of a Tent in a Camp in Bealeton, Virginia (1863)

Portrait of a group of U.S. Military Telegraph Corps civilian telegraph operators posing in front of a tent in a camp in Bealeton, Virginia, August 1863.

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A Group of Union Telegraph Operators Drinking in Their Quarters Situated Near the Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac During the Siege of Petersburg

A group of Union telegraph operators drinking in their quarters situated near the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac during the Siege of Petersburg near Petersburg, Virginia. By Timothy O’Sullivan. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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People Waiting Waiting For News of the Baltimore Riot in Cumberland, Maryland (1861)

A group of people waiting outside a of bookstore for news about the Baltimore Riot which was probably being received by telegraph, Cumberland, Maryland, April 19, 1861. By Robert Shriver. Animated stereoview.

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Union Army Balloon Corps

Thaddeus Lowe and members of the Union Army Balloon Corps with a balloon named Intrepid, Gaines’ Mill, Virginia, 1862. The man sitting at the table in front of it is operating a telegraph machine.

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