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Communication Collection (#10)

"Unleashing the Power of Communication: From Night Mail to Carrier Pigeons" In a world where communication is key

Background imageCommunication Collection: American Robin - Calling - A common well known bird often seen on lawns searching for insects

American Robin - Calling - A common well known bird often seen on lawns searching for insects
CAN-2140 American Robin - Calling New York, USA Turdus migratorius John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageCommunication Collection: A catenary is seen on a train locomotive parked at a so-called train cemetery inside a

A catenary is seen on a train locomotive parked at a so-called train cemetery inside a
A catenary is seen on a train locomotive parked at a so-called " train cemetery" inside a marshalling yard in Sotteville-Les-Rouen, near Rouen, France, April 12, 2018

Background imageCommunication Collection: Japan, Tokyo, elevated night view of the city skyline and iconic illuminated Tokyo Tower

Japan, Tokyo, elevated night view of the city skyline and iconic illuminated Tokyo Tower

Background imageCommunication Collection: Untitled, Carl Emile Muecke, 19th century (oil on canvas)

Untitled, Carl Emile Muecke, 19th century (oil on canvas)
8620094 Untitled, Carl Emile Muecke, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Mucke, Karl (1806-91); Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran; (add.info.: Untitled, Carl Emile Muecke)

Background imageCommunication Collection: Zaporozhye Cossacks Writing a Letter to the Turkish Sultan', Painting by Ilya Repin

Zaporozhye Cossacks Writing a Letter to the Turkish Sultan', Painting by Ilya Repin
3906959 Zaporozhye Cossacks Writing a Letter to the Turkish Sultan', Painting by Ilya Repin.; (add.info.: Zaporozhye Cossacks Writing a Letter to the Turkish Sultan')

Background imageCommunication Collection: Dugout near Nijmegen, 1939-45 (w/c on paper)

Dugout near Nijmegen, 1939-45 (w/c on paper)
3087972 Dugout near Nijmegen, 1939-45 (w/c on paper) by Colville, Alex (1920-2013); Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Canada; © Canadian War Museum .

Background imageCommunication Collection: 7335540

7335540

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8973098

Background imageCommunication Collection: Unfortunate news, 1882 (oil on canvas)

Unfortunate news, 1882 (oil on canvas)
8620201 Unfortunate news, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Scherer, Giorgio (1831-96); Stuard gallery, Parma, Italy; (add.info.: Infausta notizia, 1882, Giorgio Scherer, oil on canvas, Stuard gallery, Parma)

Background imageCommunication Collection: 8619997

8619997

Background imageCommunication Collection: 8619626

8619626

Background imageCommunication Collection: 8619696

8619696

Background imageCommunication Collection: Couverture du livre 'Arsene Lupin et le mystere de l'aiguille creuse' de Maurice Leblanc

Couverture du livre "Arsene Lupin et le mystere de l'aiguille creuse" de Maurice Leblanc (1864 Ð 1941)
GIA4768723 Couverture du livre "Arsene Lupin et le mystere de l'aiguille creuse" de Maurice Leblanc (1864 Ð 1941)

Background imageCommunication Collection: History of Writing ('Zur Geschichte der Schrift')

History of Writing ('Zur Geschichte der Schrift')
3785331 History of Writing ('Zur Geschichte der Schrift'); (add.info.: History of Writing ('Zur Geschichte der Schrift') - ideographic writing. Published 1892

Background imageCommunication Collection: King George V

King George V
3770920 King George V -; (add.info.: King George V-in full dress uniform with sword in official portrait photograph of 1935. Colour photograph by Finlay Colour Ltd. 1910-1935)

Background imageCommunication Collection: Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII

Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII
3786754 Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII; (add.info.: Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, Nizam of Hyderabad. Ruler of former monarchy of the Hyderabad State, now in the states of Andhra Pradesh)

Background imageCommunication Collection: Arthur Burrows at the microphone (b/w photo)

Arthur Burrows at the microphone (b/w photo)
3786321 Arthur Burrows at the microphone (b/w photo); (add.info.: Arthur Burrows (1882-1947) at the microphone broadcasting for 2LO. Director of Programmes for British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Background imageCommunication Collection: British parcels post -cage for reg. Parcels, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

British parcels post -cage for reg. Parcels, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
British parcels post -cage for reg. Parcels, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageCommunication Collection: British Parcels Post-sorting parcels for foreign mail, between c1910 and c1915

British Parcels Post-sorting parcels for foreign mail, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
British Parcels Post-sorting parcels for foreign mail, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageCommunication Collection: Postmaster Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Postmaster Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Postmaster Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington, 1911.

Background imageCommunication Collection: H. Benson & C. Krauter, wireless men on Merida & Princess Anne, between c1910 and c1915

H. Benson & C. Krauter, wireless men on Merida & Princess Anne, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
H. Benson & C. Krauter, wireless men on Merida & Princess Anne, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageCommunication Collection: Christmas Mail, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Christmas Mail, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Christmas Mail, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageCommunication Collection: H. Benson - Wireless operator on Merida, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

H. Benson - Wireless operator on Merida, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
H. Benson - Wireless operator on Merida, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageCommunication Collection: Postal Tel. Co. Summer Uniform, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Postal Tel. Co. Summer Uniform, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Postal Tel. Co. Summer Uniform, between c1910 and c1915. Young Messenger Boy Poses in Postal Telegraph Company Summer Uniform.

Background imageCommunication Collection: Letter for Santa Claus, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Letter for Santa Claus, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Letter for Santa Claus, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageCommunication Collection: P.M. Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

P.M. Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
P.M. Morgan, P.M.G. Hitchcock, & Ovington, 1911. Shows the first official airmail flight in the United States with pilot Earle Lewis Ovington (1879-1936) in a Bleriot XI airplane

Background imageCommunication Collection: Clement Driscoll seated at desk, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Clement Driscoll seated at desk, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Clement Driscoll seated at desk, 1910.

Background imageCommunication Collection: Frank Hitchcock, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Frank Hitchcock, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Frank Hitchcock, 1910.

Background imageCommunication Collection: C.E.H. Hobhouse, seated, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service

C.E.H. Hobhouse, seated, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
C.E.H. Hobhouse, seated, 1915.

Background imageCommunication Collection: John Purroy Mitchel, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

John Purroy Mitchel, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
John Purroy Mitchel, 1914. John Purroy Mitchel (1879-1918) who served as mayor of New York City from 1914 to 1917.

Background imageCommunication Collection: Pack horse used by U.S. Army Signal Corps, carrying chest of instruments for local outfit..., 1916

Pack horse used by U.S. Army Signal Corps, carrying chest of instruments for local outfit..., 1916
Pack horse used by U.S. Army Signal Corps, carrying chest of instruments for local outfit for wireless telegraph, 1916.

Background imageCommunication Collection: A.S. Burleson, Franklin Lane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

A.S. Burleson, Franklin Lane, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
A.S. Burleson, Franklin Lane, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageCommunication Collection: Sec'y. A.S. Burleson, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Sec'y. A.S. Burleson, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Sec'y. A.S. Burleson, 1913. Shows Albert Sidney Burleson, Postmaster General in President Woodrow Wilson's cabinet from 1913 to 1921.

Background imageCommunication Collection: Sec'y. A.S. Burleson, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Sec'y. A.S. Burleson, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Sec'y. A.S. Burleson, 1913. Shows Albert Sidney Burleson, Postmaster General in President Woodrow Wilson's cabinet from 1913 to 1921.

Background imageCommunication Collection: A baker blowing his horn, c.1648. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

A baker blowing his horn, c.1648. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
A baker blowing his horn, c.1648.

Background imageCommunication Collection: Bermocchi & his wireless 'iconograph', between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Bermocchi & his wireless "iconograph", between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Francesco de Bernocchi & his wireless "iconograph", between c1910 and c1915. Wireless icongraph, a sort of early fax machine will transmit messages, sketches, autographs, shorthand

Background imageCommunication Collection: Bermocchi & his wireless 'iconograph', between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Bermocchi & his wireless "iconograph", between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Francesco de Bernocchi & his wireless "iconograph", between c1910 and c1915. Wireless icongraph, a sort of early fax machine will transmit messages, sketches, autographs, shorthand

Background imageCommunication Collection: Edward Bannick, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Edward Bannick, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Edward Bannick, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageCommunication Collection: Signalling from USS Arkansas, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Signalling from USS Arkansas, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Signalling from USS Arkansas, between c1910 and c1915. Shows sailors semaphore flag signalling.

Background imageCommunication Collection: Belgian Signal post, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Belgian Signal post, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Belgian Signal post, between c1915 and 1918. Shows soldiers at a Belgian signal post during World War I.

Background imageCommunication Collection: Geo. J. Meyer, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service

Geo. J. Meyer, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Geo. J. Meyer, 1916. Shows George J. Meyer, postmaster of Buffalo, New York, politician and brewery owner; and chairman of the Erie County Democratic Committee, 1916.

Background imageCommunication Collection: The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the Great Eastern off Brighton on her return home, 1865

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the Great Eastern off Brighton on her return home, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the Great Eastern off Brighton on her return home - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865

Background imageCommunication Collection: The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: preparing for the final attempt to grapple the lost cable

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: preparing for the final attempt to grapple the lost cable, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: preparing for the final attempt to grapple the lost cable - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865

Background imageCommunication Collection: The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the paying-out machinery of the Great Eastern, 1865

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the paying-out machinery of the Great Eastern, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the paying-out machinery of the Great Eastern - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865

Background imageCommunication Collection: The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the second buoy...where the cable was grappled, Aug. 8, 1865

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the second buoy...where the cable was grappled, Aug. 8, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the second buoy, marking the exact place where the cable was grappled, Aug. 8, 1865. 'Our Special Artist has furnished sketches of the two buoys

Background imageCommunication Collection: The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the first buoy...where the cable was grappled, Aug. 3, 1865

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the first buoy...where the cable was grappled, Aug. 3, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition: the first buoy, marking the supposed place where the cable was grappled, Aug. 3, 1865. 'Our Special Artist has furnished sketches of the two buoys

Background imageCommunication Collection: Meeting of the British Association at Birmingham: the Reception-Room, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Meeting of the British Association at Birmingham: the Reception-Room, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of the British Association at Birmingham: the Reception-Room, 1865. 'We present [a] view of the interior of the Reception-room (the Exchange Assembly-room, New-street)

Background imageCommunication Collection: The Indo-European Telegraph: Landing The Cable in the mud at Fao, Persian Gulf, 1865

The Indo-European Telegraph: Landing The Cable in the mud at Fao, Persian Gulf, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Indo-European Telegraph: Landing The Cable in the mud at Fao, Persian Gulf, 1865. 'When some four miles of cable had been paid out




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"Unleashing the Power of Communication: From Night Mail to Carrier Pigeons" In a world where communication is key, various mediums have played pivotal roles in connecting people and animals alike. Just like the iconic poster for "Night Mail, " which symbolizes the efficiency and speed of postal services, we have witnessed how effective they are bridge distances. Flags fluttering at Nelson's famous signal during the Battle of Trafalgar showcased how visual cues conveyed crucial messages amidst chaos. Similarly, a Highland Cow calf seeking contact with its mother on a meadow reminds us that even in nature, connection is vital. The age-old practice of using carrier pigeons as messengers demonstrates our desire to communicate across vast expanses. These remarkable birds exemplify loyalty and reliability in delivering important information. Observing lions in Moremi, Botswana greeting each other reaffirms that communication goes beyond words. Their gestures convey respect and establish social bonds within their pride. Even renowned figures like George Orwell utilized broadcasting as a means to share ideas and provoke thought-provoking discussions over the BBC airwaves during World War II. His voice became an instrument for change through effective communication. Stonehenge stands tall as an enigmatic monument reminding us of ancient civilizations' attempts to communicate with higher powers or understand celestial events—a testament to humanity's quest for knowledge. Smithfield Market bustling with activity illustrates how commerce thrives through efficient exchanges between buyers and sellers—communication fueling economic growth throughout history. Jane Goodall's work among chimpanzees showcases not only her dedication but also highlights the importance of non-verbal communication within animal communities—an essential aspect often overlooked by humans. Delving into human anatomy reveals intricate neural networks within our brains—the epicenter from which thoughts are formed, emotions expressed, and ideas shared—a reminder that effective internal dialogue enhances external connections.