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Monitors Collection

Monitors have come a long way since their inception, evolving from simple screens to powerful tools that aid in various fields

Background imageMonitors Collection: NASA, Houston, Texas, United States of America, North America

NASA, Houston, Texas, United States of America, North America

Background imageMonitors Collection: NASA, Houston, Texas, United States of America, North America

NASA, Houston, Texas, United States of America, North America

Background imageMonitors Collection: Ulysses S. Grant - US President and Military Commander

Ulysses S. Grant - US President and Military Commander
Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) - 18th president of the United States (18691877) following his success as military commander in the American Civil War. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageMonitors Collection: 1999 British GP

1999 British GP
SILVERSTONE, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 11: Luca di Montezemolo and Jean Todt at the Ferrari pitwall during the British GP at Silverstone on July 11, 1999 in Silverstone, United Kingdom

Background imageMonitors Collection: 2000 United States Grand Prix

2000 United States Grand Prix. Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. 22-24 September 2000. New Williams BMW driver and reigning CART champion, Juan-Pablo Montoya watches in the garage. Ref-2k USA A29

Background imageMonitors Collection: Page from 'Useful Artistic Furniture', c.1900 (colour litho)

Page from 'Useful Artistic Furniture', c.1900 (colour litho)
3084443 Page from 'Useful Artistic Furniture', c.1900 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); 23.8x35 cm; The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Background imageMonitors Collection: 2001 French GP

2001 French GP
CIRCUIT DE NEVERS MAGNY-COURS, FRANCE - JULY 01: Ron Dennis on the McLaren pitwall during the French GP at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours on July 01, 2001 in Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France

Background imageMonitors Collection: Control desk DP249336

Control desk DP249336
Coal and Oil Fired Power Stations: Cottam Power Station, Outgang Lane, Retford, Nottinghamshire. Control room showing unit control desk and lighting above

Background imageMonitors Collection: Control desk DP249494

Control desk DP249494
Coal and Oil Fired Power Stations: Littlebrook D Power Station, Rennie Drive, Dartford, Kent. Interior view of the power stations control room, showing the unit operators control panels

Background imageMonitors Collection: Thin Lizzy, Rock Group, perform at The Apollo, Coventry, Warwickshire in December 1981

Thin Lizzy, Rock Group, perform at The Apollo, Coventry, Warwickshire in December 1981. The line of the group was Phil Lynott on bass guitar and vocals. (centre and singing) Snowy White on Guitar

Background imageMonitors Collection: Man monitoring traffic, Liverpool, 10th January 1964

Man monitoring traffic, Liverpool, 10th January 1964

Background imageMonitors Collection: Open plan office JLP01_10_30073

Open plan office JLP01_10_30073
COTTONS CENTRE, TOOLEY STREET, LONDON BRIDGE CITY, SOUTHWARK, GREATER LONDON. A large open plan office filled with banks of computers in the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce at the Cottons Centre

Background imageMonitors Collection: Computer screens JLP01_10_30071

Computer screens JLP01_10_30071
COTTONS CENTRE, TOOLEY STREET, LONDON BRIDGE CITY, SOUTHWARK, GREATER LONDON. A bank of computer screens in an office of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce at the Cottons Centre in London Bridge

Background imageMonitors Collection: Control desk DP249335

Control desk DP249335
Coal and Oil Fired Power Stations: Cottam Power Station, Outgang Lane, Retford, Nottinghamshire. Control room showing unit control desk and lighting above

Background imageMonitors Collection: Teguexin, Monitors, Clouded Iguana at London Zoo

Teguexin, Monitors, Clouded Iguana at London Zoo by Charles Howard

Background imageMonitors Collection: Screen, 1885-90 (walnut)

Screen, 1885-90 (walnut)
2972971 Screen, 1885-90 (walnut) by English School, (19th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London, UK; eGeffrye Museum; English, out of copyright

Background imageMonitors Collection: The Monitor set in danger, or, Alls Well that Ends Well, c

The Monitor set in danger, or, Alls Well that Ends Well, c
AQS257111 The Monitor set in danger, or, Alls Well that Ends Well, c.1862 (litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Background imageMonitors Collection: Joint Naval and Military Manoeuvres on the Danube, Monitors on the River (litho)

Joint Naval and Military Manoeuvres on the Danube, Monitors on the River (litho)
1043110 Joint Naval and Military Manoeuvres on the Danube, Monitors on the River (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMonitors Collection: Sketches in Algeria, Madame Luce and her Monitors (engraving)

Sketches in Algeria, Madame Luce and her Monitors (engraving)
1609498 Sketches in Algeria, Madame Luce and her Monitors (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in Algeria, Madame Luce and her Monitors)

Background imageMonitors Collection: The result of the destruction of the environment

The result of the destruction of the environment
Takashi Suzuki

Background imageMonitors Collection: Control Room, Cambridge Police Feature, 28th July 1986

Control Room, Cambridge Police Feature, 28th July 1986

Background imageMonitors Collection: Signal man Walter Allan opening the level crossing at Clifton with the push of a button

Signal man Walter Allan opening the level crossing at Clifton with the push of a button on 1st April 1975, from the comfort of his signal box at Stannington where they have installed closed circuit

Background imageMonitors Collection: ITV Control Centre, Cardiff, 18th October 1966. The most complex technical

ITV Control Centre, Cardiff, 18th October 1966. The most complex technical control centre for an ITV network opens this week in Cardiff

Background imageMonitors Collection: NAVAL BATTLE

NAVAL BATTLE
PARAGUAY-BRAZIL WAR Naval action : Brazilian monitors force a passage past the Paraguayan batteries at Tebicuary Date: 1868

Background imageMonitors Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20120812

EyeUbiquitous_20120812
Music, Vocals, Folk singer Kate Rusby at the 2018 Fairports Cropredy Convention

Background imageMonitors Collection: Palawan Monitor Lizard - rests on a path with its

Palawan Monitor Lizard - rests on a path with its tongue outstretched (the tongue has a highly developed olfactory sense) to smell a visitor (Varanus marmoratus)

Background imageMonitors Collection: Portrait of a Gray's monitor

Portrait of a Gray's monitor (Varanus olivaceus) against a black background at the Avilon Wildlife Conservation Foundation; Montalban, Rizal, Luzon Island, Philippines

Background imageMonitors Collection: A young Common Monitor Lizard rests (sunbathing

A young Common Monitor Lizard rests (sunbathing in order to raise the body-temperature) on a tree-trunk, fallen in a small stream in rainforest (Varanus salvator)

Background imageMonitors Collection: Illustration, Komodo Dragon (varanus komodoensis), side view

Illustration, Komodo Dragon (varanus komodoensis), side view

Background imageMonitors Collection: Picture No. 11050849

Picture No. 11050849
Bengal Monitor / Common Indian Monitor Lizard on a tree Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, Tadoba national park, Maharashtra, India, Asia Date:

Background imageMonitors Collection: LCC-LFB fireboats using monitors on the Thames, WW2

LCC-LFB fireboats using monitors on the Thames, WW2
Auxiliary and regular firefighters getting monitors and jets of water to work from fireboats and a Thames barge near Westminster Bridge, adjacent to the Houses of Parliament

Background imageMonitors Collection: Lace Monitor / Goanna - front view of a rather big adult which just came out of its burrow in

Lace Monitor / Goanna - front view of a rather big adult which just came out of its burrow in the earth - Mungo
SAS-1511 Lace Monitor / Goanna - front view Mungo National Park, New South Wales, Australia Varanus varius Steffen & Alexandra Sailer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageMonitors Collection: Palawan Monitor Lizard - searches for food along

Palawan Monitor Lizard - searches for food along a public path with its tongue outstretched (the tongue has a highly developed olfactory sense) (Varanus marmoratus)

Background imageMonitors Collection: A Common Monitor Lizard swims in a small stream

A Common Monitor Lizard swims in a small stream, looking for prey (Varanus salvator). in rainforest of Tioman Island, 30 km East off peninsula Malaysia in South China Sea; June

Background imageMonitors Collection: Struggle for the Dunes by G. Bron and G. H. Davis

Struggle for the Dunes by G. Bron and G. H. Davis
The struggle for the Dunes: how the navy helped in the fighting on the Belgian coast. Left: the newly-acquired monitors, Severn, Humber and Mersey, firing on the German trenches

Background imageMonitors Collection: Illustration, desktop computer, screen on top of hard drive, keyboard

Illustration, desktop computer, screen on top of hard drive, keyboard

Background imageMonitors Collection: Young woman seen through the display of a computer while using the keyboard

Young woman seen through the display of a computer while using the keyboard

Background imageMonitors Collection: Bengal Monitor (Varanus bengalensis) immature, resting under vegetation beside burrow, Yala N. P

Bengal Monitor (Varanus bengalensis) immature, resting under vegetation beside burrow, Yala N. P. Sri Lanka, February
Bengal Monitor (Varanus bengalensis) immature, resting under vegetation beside burrow, Yala N.P. Sri Lanka, February

Background imageMonitors Collection: Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) adult, swimming at surface of river with mayflies at night

Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) adult, swimming at surface of river with mayflies at night, Leven River, near Loongana, Tasmania, Australia, February

Background imageMonitors Collection: African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) adult, carefully avoiding Nile Monitor (Varanus niloticus)

African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) adult, carefully avoiding Nile Monitor (Varanus niloticus) adult, Kruger N. P
African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) adult, carefully avoiding Nile Monitor (Varanus niloticus) adult, Kruger N.P. Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, South Africa, November

Background imageMonitors Collection: Ornate Monitor (Varanus ornatus) adult, resting on log, Ankasa Reserve, Ghana, February

Ornate Monitor (Varanus ornatus) adult, resting on log, Ankasa Reserve, Ghana, February

Background imageMonitors Collection: Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) adult, flicking forked tongue

Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) adult, flicking forked tongue, walking on beach at edge of water, Rinca Island, Komodo N.P. Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, October

Background imageMonitors Collection: Picture No. 10947341

Picture No. 10947341
Lace Monitor - foraging using sharp claws for digging out prey and climbing Delicate Nobby - N.S.W - Australia. Date:

Background imageMonitors Collection: Picture No. 10761991

Picture No. 10761991
Nile Monitor - showing its forked tongue which has highly developed olfactory (sense of smell) properties (Varanus niloticus) Date:

Background imageMonitors Collection: Picture No. 10761859

Picture No. 10761859
Nile Monitor (Varanus niloticus) Date:

Background imageMonitors Collection: Picture No. 10761860

Picture No. 10761860
Rock Monitor / White-throated Monitor - hunting in a tree (Varanus albigularis) Date:

Background imageMonitors Collection: Picture No. 10947337

Picture No. 10947337
Lace Monitor - Terania Creek in Nightcap National Park - in subtropical rainforest area - part of Gondwana Rainforests of Australia northern N.S.W - Australia. Date:

Background imageMonitors Collection: Picture No. 10947359

Picture No. 10947359
Lace Monitor - hunting Delicate Nobby - N.S.W - Australia. Date:




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Monitors have come a long way since their inception, evolving from simple screens to powerful tools that aid in various fields. In the heart of Houston, Texas, lies NASA's mission control center, where monitors play a crucial role in space exploration. From this bustling hub in the United States of America, North America's skies are monitored and navigated with precision. Just as Ulysses S. Grant commanded troops during his presidency and military career, these monitors command attention and provide vital information to those who rely on them. They serve as windows into the vast unknowns of outer space or even closer to home – monitoring wildlife like the Palawan Monitor Lizard resting peacefully on its path. In contrast to nature's monitors sunbathing lazily under warm rays, modern offices utilize open plan spaces adorned with computer screens that keep employees connected and productive throughout the day. These sleek displays enable seamless communication and collaboration among colleagues at JLP01_10_30073. However, not all they can confined within office walls; some take center stage at iconic events like Thin Lizzy's electrifying performance at The Apollo in Coventry back in December 1981. Their music echoed through Warwickshire as fans were captivated by both sound and visual spectacle displayed on large screens. Beyond entertainment venues lie real-world applications where monitors become indispensable tools for public safety. On January 10th, 1964, a vigilant man monitored traffic flow in Liverpool using advanced technology available at that time – ensuring smooth operations while keeping roads safe for everyone. From mission control centers to concert halls or busy city streets - whether it be controlling complex systems from DP249336 or overseeing critical operations from DP249335 - monitors continue to revolutionize how we interact with our surroundings. As technology advances further each day, these ever-evolving devices will undoubtedly remain an integral part of our lives – providing us with valuable insights and enhancing our understanding of the world around us.