First metal detector created by Alexander Graham Bell to help save President Garfield's life.

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Title

First metal detector created by Alexander Graham Bell to help save President Garfield's life.

Subject

First metal detector created by Alexander Graham Bell to help save President Garfield's life.

Description

Drawings by Alexander Graham Bell that show his model for the first metal detector to help save President Garfield's life.

Creator

Alexander Graham Bell

Source

Alexander Graham Bell family papers, 1834-1974.

Publisher

Library of Congress: Manuscript Division

Date

June 25, 1881 to December 26, 1882

Format

Still image

Language

English

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Drawings

Files

master-mss-magbell-205-20500101-0001.jpg

Citation

Alexander Graham Bell, “First metal detector created by Alexander Graham Bell to help save President Garfield's life.,” Making of the Modern US, accessed November 21, 2024, https://spring23modernus.leadr.site/items/show/258.

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