The laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable mb-code RS-10074 as she makes her way

as she makes her way to Westminster Abbey for the coronation 2nd June 1952

Chimpanzee seen here in London Zoo posing with his latest creation 17th May 1955

or Black desert kingsnake [modern taxonomy Lampropeltis californiae]

' In pencil lower left '1824'

The laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable mb-code RS-10074 as she makes her wayThe laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable, August 8th, 1866. The launching of the buoy marking the spot where the cable had been grappled. An attempt in 1865 by Brunel's giant steamship, the 'Great Eastern' to lay the cable ended in failure when the cable snapped and the end was lost. The following year the 'Great Eastern' succeeded in retrieving the lost cable and completing it, connecting Valentia in Ireland to Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.