Phoning Collection

Pin-up calendar girl by David Wright, 1950
A woman with her red hair swept up in a bun, poses elegantly in some diaphanous lingerie as she speaks on a red telephone. Date: 1950

Konstantin Buteyko, Soviet doctor
Konstantin Pavlovich Buteyko (1923-2003), Soviet medical doctor and researcher. In the 1950s, Buteyko, a Ukrainian, developed a theory on the effects of deep breathing (hyperventilation)

Early telephone, historical artwork
Early telephone. Historical artwork of three men gathered around an early telephone. The man at right is talking into the speaking tube

Tinsel Toes, 1914 (pastel, watercolour, brush and black ink on board)
650536 Tinsel Toes, 1914 (pastel, watercolour, brush and black ink on board) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 68.8x75.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tinsel Toes. Everett Shinn (1876-1953)

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

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)

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

Comic postcard, Little girl on the phone Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl on the phone Date: 20th century

The Telephone, illustration from La Caricature, engraved by Yves & Barret
CHT244615 The Telephone, illustration from La Caricature, engraved by Yves & Barret, 3rd January 1885 (coloured engraving) by Draner, Renard Jules (1833-1926); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs

A pantry at the Hotel Manhattan, 1902 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380678 A pantry at the Hotel Manhattan, 1902 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York, USA; (add.info.: Hotel Manhattan)

The Galling, Perturbing, Offending Telephone, H. M. Bateman
The new service - as some declare they have found it. Complaints about the new telephone service recently transferred to the operation of the Post Office, as visualised by the great cartoonist, H. M

The Conversation, (pencil and watercolour and coloured chalks on paper)
823448 The Conversation, (pencil and watercolour and coloured chalks on paper) by Kirchner, Raphael (1876-1917); 44x57 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Conversation)

How People Will Live In 2012 (colour litho)
3094558 How People Will Live In 2012 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How People Will Live In 2012)

The Telephone Call, (oil on panel)
658876 The Telephone Call, (oil on panel) by Latouche, Gaston de (1854-1913); 77.5x56 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Telephone Call. Gaston de Latouche (1854-1913). Oil on panel

New Years Greetings by Telephone, from The Illustrated London News
BAL127992 New Years Greetings by Telephone, from The Illustrated London News, 7th January 1882 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Telephone box, Grand Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England
Communications, Telecoms, British Red Telephone box

animals one animal, answering, bizarre, bored, boredom, calm, captivity, cell phone
Gorilla sitting against stone wall using cell phone

Tallulah Bankhead and Leslie Howard in Her Cardboard Lover
Tallulah Bankhead and Leslie Howard appearing in in Her Cardboard Lover at the Lyric Theatre, London in 1928. Date: 1928

The Right Way to Speak to Maids - TMC house telephones
Advertisement for TMC House Telephones, particularly useful when your house is so vast you need to dole out instructions to the servants from another wing. Date: 1923

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

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. Date: 1957

Belgian boy scout in phone box
A Belgian boy scout (or cub) in a phone box

Phoning Santa
Young girl calling Santa to make sure he brings her new toys ob Christmas Day. Date: circa 1908

Illustration, rotary dial telephone

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

Two girlfriends, teenagers, sitting on the floor, leaning against a wall and writing text message on their mobile phones, Menton, Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur, France

Two girlfriends, teenagers, sitting on a wall and reading a text message on the mobile phone, Menton, Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur, France

Business lifestyle, conceptual artwork
Business lifestyle. Conceptual artwork of a suited rodent using a mobile phone, with a hamster wheel in the background. This image represents a fast-paced modern business lifestyle

Mobile phone use C015 / 8807
MODEL RELEASED. Mobile phone use. 82-year-old woman using a mobile phone

Mobile phone use C015 / 8806
MODEL RELEASED. Mobile phone use. 82-year-old woman using a mobile phone

Mobile phone use C013 / 4735
MODEL RELEASED. Mobile phone use. Close-up of the face of a teenage girl using a mobile phone

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

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

Mobile telephone text messaging (SMS). Conceptual computer artwork of the worldwide use of mobile telephones to send text messages (envelope symbols)

Worldwide mobile telephone use
Worldwide use of mobile (cellular) telephones, conceptual computer artwork

Mobile telephone hate mail. Conceptual computer artwork of snakes and a mobile telephone being used to send text messages (envelope symbols)

Woman using a mobile phone, thermogram
MODEL RELEASED. Woman using a mobile telephone, thermogram. The thermogram shows the emission of infrared radiation, displaying it as colour-coded surface temperatures

Girl using mobile phone
MODEL RELEASED. Girl using a mobile phone. She is eight years old

Johann von Goethe, German author
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), German author and scientist, parodied holding a mobile phone. One of the greatest figures in German literature, Goethe also applied himself to science

The Right Number by Pierrot
Illustration of an elegant flapper girl, dressed seemingly only in lingerie speaking on the telephone

Woman in bikini calling from a public telephone at Ipanema beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Doctor discussing medical records
MODEL RELEASED. Medical records on a doctors desk. The doctor is using a telephone and looking at one of the records

Phoning for Boys
- Is oo the gooseberry bush ? - Yes ! - Well, we wants more Baby Boys

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"Phoning Through Time: From Pin-up Girls to Field Telegraphs, a Journey of Communication" Step into the past and explore the fascinating world of "phoning, " where communication transcends time. In David Wright's iconic 1950 pin-up calendar girl, we catch a glimpse of how telephones became symbols of modernity and desire. But let's not forget Konstantin Buteyko, the Soviet doctor who revolutionized breathing techniques. His discoveries may seem unrelated to phoning at first glance, but they remind us that clear communication starts with proper breath control. Travel further back in history to witness an early telephone depicted in historical artwork. This marvel brought people closer despite physical distance, just like today's smartphones connecting loved ones across continents. In bustling Moscow traffic jams or tranquil field telegraph stations in Germany circa 1898, phones played pivotal roles in keeping societies connected. These digital reproductions from original documents transport us to eras when telegraphs were lifelines for timely information exchange. Animals too have their own peculiar relationship with phones - one animal answering calls? How bizarre. Yet even boredom finds solace as captive creatures find calmness through cell phone distractions. Meanwhile, a man flirts with his secretary over the phone - a scene immortalized by colorful lithographs capturing workplace dynamics and human connections shaped by technology throughout history. Yet amidst all these lighthearted moments lies tragedy. The echoes of fighting during World War I reverberate through phone lines; reminders that this powerful tool can also bear witness to heart-wrenching events beyond our control. Comic postcards featuring little girls on the phone bring smiles and nostalgia from the 20th century when children discovered newfound independence through this magical device. Finally, an illustration from La Caricature reminds us that even art embraced phoning as it captured society's fascination with this transformative invention.