A Western Union telegram from May 27, 1959, roughly 100 years after the company completed the transcontinental telegraph. The telegraphed message was printed on tape that was pasted to the form, which was typically delivered to the recipient. The form indicates that the company had tried to telephone the recipient with the message on three occasions. That telegrams continued to be sent long after telephone service was widely available is still another example of the gradual transitions between old and new media.

A Western Union telegram from May 27, 1959, roughly 100 years after the company completed the transcontinental telegraph. The telegraphed message was printed on tape that was pasted to the form, which was typically delivered to the recipient. The form indicates that the company had tried to telephone the recipient with the message on three occasions. That telegrams continued to be sent long after telephone service was widely available is still another example of the gradual transitions between old and new media.

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