Talk Collection (#4)

King Albert I of Belgium vesting his troops, 1914 -1915 (b/w photo)
1581620 King Albert I of Belgium vesting his troops, 1914 -1915 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Photograph of King Albert I of Belgium vesting his troops in the trenches during World War One)

Babble, Birth, and Brummagem (Talk, Aristocracy, and Birmingham): Gladstone
527667 Babble, Birth, and Brummagem (Talk, Aristocracy, and Birmingham): Gladstone, the Duke of Devonshire and Joseph Chamberlain on the Liberal front bench

The Interrupted Duel (colour litho)
8634563 The Interrupted Duel (colour litho) by Garnelo y Alda, Jose (1866-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Interrupted Duel)

Prologue to the Adventures of Don Quixote, 1869 (engraving)
8822170 Prologue to the Adventures of Don Quixote, 1869 (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info)

Different Opinions (Oil on canvas)
8766584 Different Opinions (Oil on canvas) by Moeller, Louis Charles (1855-1930); 50.6x63.7 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

Two men meeting on the road near Tarbes in the French Pyrenees and stopping to talk, c.1840 (engraving)
UIG5425630 Two men meeting on the road near Tarbes in the French Pyrenees and stopping to talk, c.1840 (engraving); (add.info.: Both wear fitted cap-sleeved jackets)

Immanuel Kant at the table with friends, 19th century (engraving)
FGL5484908 Immanuel Kant at the table with friends, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a German philosopher and one of the central Enlightenment thinkers

Baron Crac, c.1880 (print)
7293241 Baron Crac, c.1880 (print); (add.info.: Literature. Fairy Tales. Baron Crac (nickname of Baron Munchausen) in his castle

The Pirate, 19th century (print)
7339229 The Pirate, 19th century (print) by Stanfield, Clarkson Frederick (1793-1867); 14.5x10 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: C. Stanfield; J)

Fairy tales of Charles Perrault, c.1880 (print)
7293354 Fairy tales of Charles Perrault, c.1880 (print); (add.info.: Literature. Fairy Tales. The characters of the fairy tales: little red riding hood, puss in boots, the wolf, the ogre)

Mr Rust, editor the "Pacific Star", and his brother, Dr Rust, outside a saloon in Sacramento City
7295638 Mr Rust, editor the "Pacific Star", and his brother, Dr Rust, outside a saloon in Sacramento City [California], September 1851, 1851 (watercolour) by Fanshawe

Portrait of Germaine Necker, Baroness of Stael-Holstein, called Madame de Stael (1766-1817) at a conference
AIS5355358 Portrait of Germaine Necker, Baroness of Stael-Holstein, called Madame de Stael (1766-1817) at a conference, 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; (add.info)

Worst Comes to Worst-We'll Look at His Etchings, 1934 (pastel and pencil on board)
822782 Worst Comes to Worst-We'll Look at His Etchings, 1934 (pastel and pencil on board) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 57x42 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

On the waterfront at Roseau. Three women in straw hats and dresses chat together on the waterfront at Roseau
UIG5418959 On the waterfront at Roseau. Three women in straw hats and dresses chat together on the waterfront at Roseau. Roseau, Dominica, circa 1910 by Unknown photographer

Passengers on the train from New York to Albany, settle in the lounge car, conversing
NWI4963344 Passengers on the train from New York to Albany, settle in the lounge car, conversing, reading the newspaper or playing cards. Railway train New York Central Railroad, circa 1870

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Genre scene showing three maidens in discussion in a piece of bourgeois house, 1865
LUX4817916 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Genre scene showing three maidens in discussion in a piece of bourgeois house, 1865; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

From linen to work, 1865
LUX4818248 From linen to work, 1865; (add.info.: From linen to work, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France: genre scene showing a bourgeois salon under the empire, 1865
LUX4817903 France: genre scene showing a bourgeois salon under the empire, 1865; (add.info.: France: genre scene showing a bourgeois salon under the empire, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing in the religious conversation with Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
3730248 Gotthold Ephraim Lessing in the religious conversation with Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Johann Caspar Lavater; (add.info)

A group of women sat gossiping around a raging fire, 1850
3478239 A group of women sat gossiping around a raging fire, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a group of women sat gossiping around a raging fire)

Two Indian courtiers in conversation, 1828
3480374 Two Indian courtiers in conversation, 1828; (add.info.: Two Indian courtiers in conversation. By Marlet 1828.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Office boy interviewed for a job, 1880
3478931 Office boy interviewed for a job, 1880; (add.info.: Illustration dated 1880 depicting an office boy interviewed for a job in Victorian business setting.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Clerk at his desk in an office in Victorian London, 1876
3478926 Clerk at his desk in an office in Victorian London, 1876; (add.info.: Clerk at his desk in an office in Victorian London, watching as two managers converse)

A young boy eavesdropping through an open window, 1850
3478444 A young boy eavesdropping through an open window, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a young boy eavesdropping through an open window. Illustrated by John Lawson)

The farmer's wife was making an apple pie (colour litho)
8641354 The farmer's wife was making an apple pie (colour litho) by Barnes, Robert (1840-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: The farmer's wife was making an apple pie)

Illustration for Dreams, Dances, and Disappointments (colour litho)
8646742 Illustration for Dreams, Dances, and Disappointments (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Dreams, Dances)

What's the news today, boys? (colour litho)
8655816 What's the news today, boys? (colour litho) by Carey, Carey (1861-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: "What's the news today, boys)

Just a few words (colour litho)
8656527 Just a few words (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Just a few words. Two flower girls. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The latest (colour litho)
8635551 The latest (colour litho) by May, Philip William (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: The latest. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Discussion forum, Fleet Street, London (engraving)
8676326 Discussion forum, Fleet Street, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Discussion forum, Fleet Street, London)

Bunyan listens to three Women who are talking of Spiritual things (engraving)
8673684 Bunyan listens to three Women who are talking of Spiritual things (engraving) by Watson, James Dawson (1832-92); Private Collection; (add.info)

William Cobbett at a cottage gate on his rides through England (litho)
8673163 William Cobbett at a cottage gate on his rides through England (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Master giving the Grand Masonic Word on the Five Points of Fellowship (engraving)
8673159 Master giving the Grand Masonic Word on the Five Points of Fellowship (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Consulting a witch (litho)
8673154 Consulting a witch (litho) by Roe, Fred (1864-1947) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Consulting a witch. Illustration from My Magazine - the Monthly Companion of The Children's)

Jesus and the Samaritan, c.1722 (oil on canvas)
8678360 Jesus and the Samaritan, c.1722 (oil on canvas) by Castiglione, Giuseppe (1688-1766); Pio Istituto Martinez, Genova, Italy; (add.info.: Painting by Giuseppe Castiglione); Luisa Ricciarini

Rather difficult for him (litho)
8662992 Rather difficult for him (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rather difficult for him)

A husband and wife discuss social and political issues in Victorian England, 1874
3478933 A husband and wife discuss social and political issues in Victorian England, 1874; (add.info.: A husband and wife discuss social and political issues in Victorian England)

A scene in an 18th century, Paris street, before the French Revolution
5669281 A scene in an 18th century, Paris street, before the French Revolution; (add.info.: Illustration showing a scene in an 18th century, Paris street)

The miser, Harpagon, 1896 (engraving)
ELD4833299 The miser, Harpagon, 1896 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Miser, Harpagon, Engraving from "Works" by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin dit Moliere (Jean Baptiste Poquelin)

World War I 1914-1918: Don't talk, the web is spun for you with invisible threads, keep out of it
528619 World War I 1914-1918: Don't talk, the web is spun for you with invisible threads, keep out of it, help to destroy it--spies are listening.1918 USA propaganda poster showing the head of

Episode of Virgil's Aeneid (70-19 BC): representation of Aeneas and Dido. Dido tries to hold Aeneas back
BEN5469790 Episode of Virgil's Aeneid (70-19 BC): representation of Aeneas and Dido. Dido tries to hold Aeneas back. Dido caught in despair will commit suicide

Interior of a London Coffee House, c.1650-1750 (w/c on paper)
BAL12236 Interior of a London Coffee House, c.1650-1750 (w/c on paper) by English School; British Museum, London, UK

Three eyes
David Manusevich

Communication mode
XibiaoHuang

Whisper
Lydia Jacobs

Let's talk!
Jasmine Suo

Discussion
Peter Svoboda MQEP

Walking trough geometry
João Castro

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"Talk: A Powerful Force that Shapes History and Destinies" In the midst of chaos, a propaganda poster boldly declares, "Careless talk costs lives, " reminding us of the immense power our words hold. Just as old sea dogs exchange tales of treacherous waters and heroic conquests, our conversations can shape perceptions and influence actions. A heavy shire horse pulls an old hay rake, symbolizing the laborious process of communication. It reminds us that meaningful dialogue requires effort and intentionality to cultivate understanding and unity. Echoing through time, a WWII poster warns against careless talk's dire consequences. In Abu Simbel, Egypt, amidst the vastness of North Africa, whispers carried by desert winds have altered destinies throughout history. As gas lamps are lit for a dinner party in 1800s England, conversation becomes an art form - refined yet powerful. Nikolay Urvantsev's voice echoes across Soviet landscapes as he uncovers geological wonders hidden beneath Earth's surface. Tea-time in 1880s England evokes images of genteel discussions where ideas were exchanged over delicate china cups. Meanwhile, on a bridge at sunset in Aruba's Dutch Caribbean paradise, lovers engage in heartfelt exchanges that transcend language barriers. The ancient statue of Artemis stands tall as a testament to unspoken wisdom; sometimes silence speaks louder than any words ever could. Samuel Taylor Coleridge captures this essence beautifully in his Table-Talking masterpiece while Frederic Remington portrays diplomacy through The Parley painting. From wartime cautionary messages to intimate moments shared between individuals from different cultures or eras – talk is not merely idle chatter but rather an instrument capable of shaping societies and forging connections across time and space. Let us remember that every word we utter carries weight; it has the power to heal wounds or ignite conflicts – ultimately leaving an indelible mark on history itself.