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Title: The laying of the cable---John and Jonathan joining hands / W & P. Baker & Godwin, Printers, Printing House Square, corner Nassau and Spruce streets, New York, c1858. Great Britain and the United States. Atlantic telegraph cable between Newfoundland and Valentia Bay (Ireland). Laid by the American steamer \'Niagara\' and British steamer \'Agamemnon\' (which appear in the background of the print), the cable transmitted its first message on August 17, 1858. The artist shows Brother Jonathan (left) shaking hands with John Bull. Peace and Good-Will, we yet shall see ALL NATIONS speaking our Language, blessed with our Liberty, and led by that spirit of Love and Justice which leads to the only true happiness and Glory of Nations!\' John Bull: \'Great times these, my boy! We won\'t think of quarreling any more. I have grown too wise for that; and I hope we will both agree to let by-gones be by-gones! Henceforth we treat each other as equals, as one of your good old Presidents once said) realize \'How good and pleasant a thing it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.\'\'
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Title from item.
Signed: W & P.
\'Entered ... 1858, by Baker & Godwin ...\'
The Library\'s impression of the print was deposited for copyright on August 28, 1858.
Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1858-3.
Subjects:
Brother Jonathan.
Great Britain.
John Bull.
Telegraph.
Transatlantic Cable.
Political cartoons--1850-1860. 8x12 inches.
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Source: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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