1950s, historical, Sign noting the site of the Commercial Cable Co, Waterville Station, Ireland. The remote village of Waterville, Co Kerry was once home to the one of the largest cable stations in the world and the first successful transatlantic telegraph message passed on the cable in 1884. That year the Commerical Cable Co had laid two cables across the Atlantic ocean connecting Canada, Britain and France, via the Waterville station, a total of 2,399 miles of cable. A large housing estate was built on facing out onto the Atlantic ocean, buildings of which can be seen in the picture.
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Allan Cash Picture Library / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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5040 x 4768 px | 42.7 x 40.4 cm | 16.8 x 15.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
1950Location:
Waterville, Co Kerry, IrelandPhotographer:
Allan Cash Picture LibraryMore information:
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