Engraving "Bureau du télégraphe electrique; appareils de Morse"

Like other contemporary versions, the telegraphers sit in this telegraph hall at ordinary tables. On the table are the Morse keys, relief pens, and galvanoscopes, and under each table is a box of batteries. The electrical wires were temporarily routed through the window. In contrast to this, the room’s fireplace, stucco, carpet, and paintings make a homely impression.