Phones Collection (page 4)

Picture No. 11772291
Dog Parson Jack Russell with mobile phone in mouth Date:

Picture No. 11772289
Dog Parson Jack Russell with phone handset in mouth Date:

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Dog Parson Jack Russell with phone handset in mouth Date:

Business man outside a bank

Business man greeting someone outside a bank

Senior woman with netbook and headset lying in a hammock

Young woman speaking on her mobile phone, smiling

Young woman speaking on her mobile phone

Picture No. 11073187
Cat image captured on mobile phone. Vid&, x221a;&, xe0;o surveillance Vidǿo surveillance

Two red telephone boxes of different vintages in London, UK credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) hind, feeding on peanuts, being filmed on camera phone from hide at night, Speyside, Cairngorms N.P. Highlands, Scotland, October

Cattle farming, electronic calving thermometer, which is placed inside cow and sends signal to mobile phone to let farmer know when cow is calving, with electronic receiver, England, November

Cattle farming, farmer recieving text message from electronic thermometer, letting him know cow is calving, England, November

Farm management programme on smart phone held in hand, in cubicle house on dairy farm, Cheshire, England, August

Telephone box, 100, 000th payphone installed in 1992, with Dunsop Bridge at the centre of Great Britain plaque, Dunsop Bridge, Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, England, July

Cesar Chavez On The Phone
California: June 10, 1967. Portrait of Cesar Chavez talking on the phone

William Joseph Donovan At Desk
United States: 1930. William Joseph Donovan sitting at his desk. He later became known as the Father of the CIA

Huntley And Brinkley
New York, New York: 1968 NBC news anchormen Chet Huntley (left) and David Brinkley who will be covering the Republican and Democratic conventions this year

Teenager On The Telephone
Chicago, Illinois: May, 1945 A teenage girl is talking on the telephone while her parent reads the paper and holds up a timer

Ship-To-Shore Radio Display
Arlington Heights, Illinois: March, 1973 A young woman in a self-inflating raft holds the latest in ship-to-shore radios at the Midwest Boat Show

Newspaper Man At His Desk
United States: October, 1929 A newspaper man works at his typewriter with four candlestick telephones at the ready

Televox, The Robot
New York, New York: c. 1928. Televox, the robot invented by Roy Wensley of the Westinghouse Company, which executes commands given over the telephone, has been improved by the addition of a voice

Hello Charley Girls
Chicago, Illinois: May, 1958. The ten contestants competing for the title of the 1958 Hello Charley girl at the Western Electric Company in Chicago

Phone Booth Of the Future
United States: 1958 A woman inside what the phone booth of the future looked like in 1958

Toddler With Telephone
United States: c. 1930 A toddler enthusiastically holds a phone up to his ear

Traveler Talks On Pay Phone
New York, New York: c. 1976 A woman traveler talks on a pay phone at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan

Speech Therapy On Phones
Detroit, Michigan: August, 1952. Two men with speech disabilities practicing telephone conversations

A woman tries to answer four telephones
United States: c. 1968. A very happy woman tries to answer four telephones at once

Switchboard Operators
Willows, California: October 10, 1911 Telephone switchboard operators

Switchboard Hello Girl
Washington, D.C.: August 20, 1936 Washingtons only Japanese speaking hello girl helps out at the Mayflower Hotel while a Japanese naval training squadron makes it their headquarters for their stay in

Farmer talking on mobile phone, standing beside tractor and trailer with straw bales, Sweden

Telemedicine, conceptual image C017 / 7587
MODEL RELEASED. Telemedicine, conceptual composite image

Woman dialling 999 in a public telephone box, London
Woman dialling 999 in a public telephone box near the Royal Festival Hall on Londons South Bank, used for a fire service exhibition

The watchroom of Southwark Fire Station, London. Although this had a telephone switchboard serving the adjacent headquarters of the Brigade

Watchroom at Fire Brigade HQ, Southwark
Watchroom at Metropolitan Fire Brigade headquarters in Southwark Bridge Road, with men manning the switchboard and monitoring the fire alarm control board where calls for assistance were received

Firefighter using telephone point in street
Firefighter using a telephone point (marked Ambulance Call) in the street

Dial 999 display in an LFB exhibition
A Dial 999 display in a London Fire Brigade exhibition with details on either side of the services available

Advert for G. P. O telephone 1933
Why not include it among your Christmas gifts ? Date: 1933

Red London Telephone Box in London, England

Red London Telephone Box and Big Ben in London, England

Special box for recycling mobile phones and used printer inkjet and laser cartidges Cory Environmental Gloucestershire
MAB-651 Special box for recycling mobile phones and used printer inkjet and laser cartidges Cory Environmental Gloucestershire domestic landfill site UK Mark Boulton contact details

London Fire Brigade Headquarters telephone switchboard

London Fire Brigade telephone switchboard operator
A London Fire Brigade telephone switchboard operator

LCC-LFB Brigade headquarters station watchroom
The watchroom of Southwark Fire Station. Although this had a telephone switchboard serving the adjacent headquarters of the Brigade

LCC-MFB Firemen in switchboard & control room
Watchroom at Metropolitan Fire Brigade headquarters in Southwark Bridge Road, with men manning the switchboard and monitoring the fire alarm control board where calls for assistance were received

NFS radio operator at Ealing HQ (34 D), WW2
NFS radio operator at the radio desk, Fire Force Area 34, Ealing HQ (34 D). On the board in front of her is the listing for the London Regional Area call signs

Home Office-NFS Fire Force mobile telecom unit, WW2
NFS firewoman control officer using the London Fire Brigade Portable Telephone Cabinet (Home Office)

Farmer in field on mobile telephone, with herd of cattle in background, England, november

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Phones have come a long way since their inception, revolutionizing the way we communicate. From the iconic pay phone booths on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan to Queen Elizabeth herself chatting away on her mobile device, they have become an integral part of our daily lives. Whether it's dialing 999 for emergencies or using historic motoring emergency telephone boxes like Box 573 in Garrowby, East Yorkshire, they have been there to connect us when we need it most. The evolution of technology is evident with images showcasing a long line of telephone switchboards and a sports reporter utilizing his phone to report live from the field. Even back in 1954, women were depicted mid-phone conversation in lifestyle articles about living alone, highlighting the independence that phones offered. Advertisements promoting the Post Office Telephone Service from as early as 1932 show how communication has always been valued and improved upon throughout history. So whether you're making important calls or simply catching up with loved ones, phones continue to play an essential role in connecting people across time and space.