Telecommunication Collection (#13)

Sending A Message
circa 1845: A man sending a message on an early morse code machine. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Telephone service in Madrid. Central office. Colored engraving, 1886

Telephone central office. Switching room and telephonists. Milan. Italy. Engraving. Coloured

Post Office at Djidjelli (Jijel), Algeria, North Africa. Date: circa 1930

MORSE, Samuel (1791-1872). North American painter and physicist, telegraphs inventor. Morse telegraph receiving station using punched tape Movilleron, early 20th c

Marconi strangles Ocean Cable and Land Telegraph snakes
THE INFANT HERCULES Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), strangling the twin snakes of Ocean Cable and Land Telegraph with his new Wireless telegraph system

Phonoplex telegraph invented by Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931). Engraving

Telephone service in Madrid. Central office. Colored engraving, 1886

Telephone central office. Switching room and telephonists. Milan. Italy. Engraving
Telephone central office. Switching room and telephonists. Milan, Italy. Colored engraving

Cuba, Havana, Central Havana, Etecsa telecommunications building

JAMBOREE SWITCHBOARD, 1937. Switchboard operators on duty twenty four hours a day durning the Boy Scout Jamboree in Washington D.C. Photograph, June 1937

View over Alexanderstrasse to TV Tower, Rotes Rathaus (Red Town Hall), Hotel Park Inn and Alexa shopping center, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Rotes Rathaus (Red Town Hall), Berliner Fernsehturm TV Tower, Berlin Mitte, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Berlin Mitte with Berliner Fernsehturm TV Tower and Rotes Rathaus (Red Town Hall), Berlin, Germany, Europe

Cat Operator
16th February 1934: Ginger, a young cat trying to join in the conversation, when the phone is answered. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Unwinding the Dover to Calais submarine cable aboard the Blazer, 25 December 1851
KW2619100 Unwinding the Dover to Calais submarine cable aboard the Blazer, 25 December 1851, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

A telegraph station in Paris, France c. 1870, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c
KW2619096 A telegraph station in Paris, France c.1870, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engaving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; French

2619111; out of copyright

2619110; out of copyright

2619108; out of copyright

2619106; out of copyright

City view from the radio tower to the TV tower, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Senior woman with netbook and headset lying in a hammock

Hesselberg mountain, Middle Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Man using a smartphone

New York Telephone Exchange
Exterior of the first headquarters of the New York Telephone Exchange at 18 Cortlandt Street, New York, New York, late 1890s. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Chimp Chat
An adult chimpanzee and a baby chimp engage in telephone conversation, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Masked Operator
A Chesterfield Borough Police telephone operator tests a gasmask with built in earpiece and microphone. The telephone service is considered one of the most important links in the coordination of ARP

Telegraph Operator
A trainee wireless telegraph operator at Marconi House, London, 18th March 1913. The 5 kilowatt apparatus is similar to that used on ocean-going liners

Soviet QSL card - plaque on Venus
A commemorative card from a Soviet Radio Station (a QSL card) commemorating the sending of a plaque bearing a portrait of Lenin to the Planet Venus

North America, USA, New Mexico. Very large array radio telescope
USA, New Mexico. Very large array radio telescope

Telecommunications antenna at sunset

Female telephonists in Central Telephone Exchange
Central Telephone Exchange, rue de Lafayette, Paris, staffed by female telephonists. From Louis Figuier " Les Nouvelles Conquetes de la Science", 1883. Engraving

Telephone switchboard
Song of the Clouds - telephone switchboard, 1956

France, Paris, Le Petit Journal cover, 1907
Opening of a wireless telegraph link between Paris and Casablanca, showing men whose work made it possible the Frenchman, Edouard Branly (1844 - 1940), and the Italian

1969 leipzig spring fair, march 3, 1969, delegates of the ussr and gdr watching a demonstration of the first long-distance data transmission leipzig-moscow-leipzig (2)

British public telephone kiosk designed circa 1970, Birmingham, England

A Woman Sitting on the Bed to Computers with a Dog

Portrait of a man using a telephone

Young woman using telephone

Women working at an international switchboard

Detail of internationally labeled telephone

Tapping message on Western Union Telegraph

Maintenance on telephone pole

Antique telephone

A school for telephone line men, California

Siemens telephone, 1880s C017 / 6920
Siemens telephone, 19th-century artwork. The telephone was developed in the 1870s, with several inventors pioneering the technology. This is a Siemens model

Smartphone, artwork F006 / 7156
Smartphone, computer artwork

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"Revolutionizing Communication: From Marconi's Radio Apparatus to the Telegraph Receiver" Step back in time and explore the fascinating world of telecommunication, where innovation and technology have shaped human connection throughout history. Starting with Marconi's groundbreaking radio apparatus, which paved the way for wireless communication, we witness a remarkable transformation. The Lovell Telescope emerges as a symbol of scientific progress, enabling us to delve into the mysteries of space. In times of emergency, the early fire brigade street alarm acted as a lifeline for communities, alerting them to danger swiftly and efficiently. Meanwhile, Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station revolutionized global communication by connecting people across continents like never before. The Arecibo message and its decoded key C016 / 6817 represent humanity's attempt to reach out to extraterrestrial civilizations—a testament to our insatiable curiosity about what lies beyond our planet. Traveling through time brings us face-to-face with pivotal moments such as the switchboard at Newcastle Telephone Exchange on January 24th, 1931. Here, operators diligently connected calls that bridged distances and brought loved ones closer together. During wartime struggles in 1916, a wireless officer bravely sent messages via Morse Code from aboard a ship—an act that exemplified how telecommunication played an essential role in military operations. Fast forward to modern times—the Channel Tunnel stands tall as an engineering marvel that connects nations physically while fostering cultural exchange and economic growth. Meet "The Aerial Man, " who fearlessly climbed towering structures to ensure uninterrupted communication signals—his bravery kept society connected during challenging times. Witness the grandeur of Great Eastern—a colossal vessel instrumental in laying undersea cables that linked distant lands electronically—ushering in an era of instant long-distance communication unimaginable before its time. Finally, marvel at the Telegraph Printer from 1889 (C013 /8777), which transformed written words into electrical pulses, revolutionizing the speed and efficiency of information transmission.