M0004630: Portrait of Samuel Morse (1791-1872)

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Morse. Experiments in telegraphic transmission.

A reproduction of a photograph of Samuel Morse (1791-1872) making his experiments in telegraphic transmission.

6 May 1936

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16 cm

Wellcome holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative.

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.