On 24 January 1926, the British ship SS Antinoe was damaged by a hurricane and was at risk of sinking. The American ship SS President Roosevelt assisted in res

On 24 January 1926, the British ship SS Antinoe was damaged by a hurricane and was at risk of sinking. The American ship SS President Roosevelt assisted in rescue and docked in Plymouth, England. A photograph of the rescue was published in both London and New York the next day. The quickness with which this photo reached New York apparently caused such a sensation that Science and Invention magazine published the linked infographic on how it was accomplished; briefly: the image was sent as a digital bitmap by transatlantic telegraph cable.