It Could Have Been Done

I saw this illustration titled: "A Simple Method for Reading Pictures by Wire or Radio" on Pinterest:

I counted 48 squares across, assume the same height that's 2304 squares total.  Send a Morse code digit from 0 to 9 for each square (1 to 10 as shown doesn't make sense to me).  The actual time to send a picture would depend on the picture (a polar bear in the arctic would probably be the longest assuming white => zero. The longest Morse digit by time spent is the five dahs of a zero.  But certainly a real photo would take a LONG time.

This method is the basis for picture storage and transmission to this day.

Oh yeah: the guy sending is a lid, a tapper :)

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
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