Skip Navigation
Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg

Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg - Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg is an associate editor at The Atlantic. She curates the Video channel. More

Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg's work in media spans documentary television, advertising, and print. As a producer in the Viewer Created Content division of Al Gore's Current TV, she acquired and produced short documentaries by independent filmmakers around the world. Post-Current, she worked as a producer and strategist at Urgent Content, developing consumer-created and branded nonfiction campaigns for clients including Cisco, Ford, and GOOD Magazine. She studied filmmaking and digital media at Harvard University, where she was co-creator and editor in chief of H BOMB Magazine.
« Previous Technology | Next Technology » Email Email Print Print

When Telegrams Ruled American Communications

By Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg

Nov 7 2011, 2:03 PM ET Comment

This 1950s promotional documentary by Western Union celebrates the telegram's role in American society. From baseball games to the Senate press room, from banks to natural disaster areas, Western Union's telegram networks were the original information super highway. This is an excerpt from the 20-minute film, which can be viewed in its entirety at the Prelinger Archive. 



For more films from the Prelinger Archive, visit http://www.archive.org/details/prelinger.

Presented by

More at The Atlantic

How 'Natural' Is Stevia? How 'Natural' Is Stevia?
What Everyone's Missing in the Attachment-Parenting Debate The Surprising Roots of Attachment Parenting
'Black Lagoon': The First, Great Pretty-Girl-Attacked-By-Aquatic-Beast Film? The First Great Pretty-Girl-Attacked-By-Aquatic-Beast Film
The Mechanics and Meaning of That Ol' Dial-Up Modem Sound The Internet-Era Sounds That Time Forgot
The Youthful Magic of 'Moonrise Kingdom' The Youthful Magic of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

Join the Discussion

After you comment, click Post. If you’re not already logged in you will be asked to log in or register.
blog comments powered by Disqus

Just In

Correspondents

View All Correspondents

The Biggest Story in Photos

Afghanistan: May 2012

Jun 1, 2012

Subscribe Now

SAVE 59%! 10 issues JUST $2.45 PER COPY

Facebook

Newsletters

Sign up to receive our free newsletters

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)