Phone Collection (page 8)

Lady riding side-saddle on a donkey
A pretty young lady is transported in style on a donkey, sheletered from the midday sun by a parasol. Her boyfriend is less lucky, gallantly trotting along in her wake on foot

GPO Bakelite telephone with dial Date: 1936

Louise Hampton in Late Night Final
British actress Louise Hampton (1881-1954) in a publicity photograph for the play Late Night Final at the Phoenix Theatre. Date: 1931

RMS Queen Mary, telephone engineer prior to launch
Telephone engineer working on RMS Queen Mary prior to launch Date: 1936

RMS Queen Mary, Telephone Exchange
RMS Queen Mary, Ship to Shore and Internal Telephone Exchange Date: 1930s

Candlestick telephone, 1920s printer's block Date: 1920s

Telephone, printer's block Date: 1934

Advert, Bell Telephone System, USA - And I Can Make It Talk Date: 1938

Caroline Haslett (1895-1957), later made a Dame, was an electrical engineer and champion of women's rights. Date: 1940

Man and woman by a telephone, in a dressing room, woman in dressing gown. Captioned, Not Dressed for Calling'. With quotation

Image of a woman mid-phone conversation, taken from a lifestyle article about living alone. Date: 1954

Chili Bouchier in film scene, Warned Off
Chili Bouchier in scene from British and Dominion film Warned Off Date: 1929

The Pocket Marconigraph
Predicting the mobile phone - man stranded at sea sends a message on his Pocket Marconigraph Date: 1914

MAN ON PHONE/DIE DAME
An advertisement for cigarettes: Gelbe Sorte Reemtsma. Date: 1930s

Field telegraph station in operation, telegraph, communication, Germany, 1898, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, black, black-and-white, black-white, call, communicate, communicating, communications, communicative, contemporary, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings

Telephone Exchange, Paris, 1904 (print)
541374 Telephone Exchange, Paris, 1904 (print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: From Le Petit Journal Paris 17 April 1904)

Bunny girl
Kurosaki Sangan

First World War (1914-1918): the telephonist transmits the lookout's observations in a trench in France in 1915
XEE4168025 First World War (1914-1918): the telephonist transmits the lookout's observations in a trench in France in 1915

Alexander Graham Bell, c. 1920 (b/w photo)
473281 Alexander Graham Bell, c.1920 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish inventor

Portrait of Alexander Graham Bell, c. 1920 (photo)
2636885 Portrait of Alexander Graham Bell, c.1920 (photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish inventor

Screens
Sebastien Hirsch

Lingering love
Alex Zhao

Bust of Philipp Reis, born 7 January 1834, German physicist and inventor of the telephone
7278658 Bust of Philipp Reis, born 7 January 1834, German physicist and inventor of the telephone by German School, (19th century); Gelnhausen, Hessen, Germany; (add.info.: Bust of Philipp Reis)

Bust of Philipp Reis, born 7 January 1834, German physicist and inventor of the telephone
7278659 Bust of Philipp Reis, born 7 January 1834, German physicist and inventor of the telephone by German School, (19th century); Gelnhausen, Hessen, Germany; (add.info.: Bust of Philipp Reis)

Berlin telephone exchange, office IX, telephone exchange with manual operation
7279555 Berlin telephone exchange, office IX, telephone exchange with manual operation by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Berlin telephone exchange, office IX)

Hesitancy
Djayent Abdillah

BusinessCall
Marcel Egger

Project RED Light
Alexander Bondarenko

Men working on telephone lines, probably near a TVA dam hydroelectric plant, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Men working on telephone lines, probably near a TVA dam hydroelectric plant

Marshall Jewell, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
Marshall Jewell, 1865-1880. Jewell, Hon. Marshall, Post-Master General, between 1865 and 1880. [Manufacturer, pioneer telegrapher, telephone entrepreneur

Rudolph Forster, March 18, 1903. Creator: Levin Handy
Forster, Rudolph, Secty. to Pres. Theo. Roosevelt. March 18, 1903. [Secretary to President Theodore Roosevelt]

Hello, Summer!
Ruslan Bolgov (Axe)

The supreme call: wounded dead by two bandits, the guard of a German T. S. F
XEE4183977 The supreme call: wounded dead by two bandits, the guard of a German T.S.F. post finds the strength to drag himself to the phone and dies calling for help. Engraving

Man flirting with his secretary (colour litho)
3094675 Man flirting with his secretary (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man flirting with his secretary)

Alexander Graham Bell (engraving)
1734160 Alexander Graham Bell (engraving) by French School; (add.info.: Alexandre Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish inventor of phone in 1876

Argentina, Buenos Aires. San Telmo Market, aka Mercado San Telmo. Colorful vintage telephones

Launch portrait phone smartphone
McLaren MCL32 Honda Formula 1 Launch. McLaren Technology Centre, Woking, UK. Friday 24 February 2017. Guests take pictures of the MCL32. World Copyright: Glenn Dunbar/LAT Images Ref: _31I9513

DDE-90035828
Europe, England, London, Westminster. Red phone box on Millbank Date: 04/08/2006

DDE-90035792
Red Phone Booth, London, England. Date: 30/01/2009

DDE-90025667
UNESCO, Vietnam, Cat Ba National Park and Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Date: 06/10/2006

DDE-90025664
Fishing boat near karst formations, Cat Ba National Park, Cat Ba Island, Vietnam Date: 12/08/2006

DDE-90025662
Fishing boat with net, Cat Ba National Park, Cat Ba Island, Vietnam Date: 12/08/2006

Grocery store across the street from Mrs. Ella Watson... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Grocery store across the street from Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman

Air raid wardens meeting in zone nine, Southwest area, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Air raid wardens meeting in zone nine, Southwest area. Mr. Frederick Douglas, chairman, and Mrs. Hunton, secretary

Clarke, D. Edward, in office, between 1890 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Clarke, D. Edward, in office, between 1890 and 1910

2400 M Street, NW, Washington, D. C Creator: Chris Suspect
2400 M Street, NW, Washington, D.C

On the telephone - the tragic echoes of fighting, 1915 (litho)
STC407187 On the telephone - the tragic echoes of fighting, 1915 (litho) by Jonas, Lucien Hector (1880-1947); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

L Assiette au Beurre, number 164, Satirique en couleurs, 1904_5_21: Colonization, England Great Britain, Algeria
ICA4890386 L Assiette au Beurre, number 164, Satirique en couleurs, 1904_5_21: Colonization, England Great Britain, Algeria, Madagascar, Morocco, Technique, Anticolonialism, Martinique, Tunisia

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"Connecting the Past and Present: A Journey Through Phone History" Amidst a snowy London street, a Police Public Call Box stands tall, reminiscent of an era long gone. The Bakelite telephone - a timeless symbol of communication that revolutionized the way we connect. David Wright's iconic pin-up calendar girl graces the walls, capturing the allure conversations in 1950. Cobham Air Routes Poster reminds us how phones bridged distances and brought loved ones closer even before air travel became common. The Red Telephone Box, an unmistakable landmark in London's streetscape, preserving memories of countless conversations held within its cozy confines. Margaret Lockwood captivates audiences in Carol Reed's Night Train to Munich (1940), showcasing how phones played pivotal roles even on the silver screen. An illustrated brochure from W Barratt & Co Ltd takes us back to Northampton's telephonic past – where innovation met practicality. In Wandsworth Road, Clapham SW8, a major fire serves as a stark reminder of emergency calls made through these trusty devices throughout history. The Shard skyscraper looms over London like a modern-day beacon – reminding us that despite technological advancements, phones remain essential for daily connections. A vigilant policeman stands beside a police call box – exemplifying how these boxes served as lifelines for law enforcement during times of need. As we reflect on Picture No.