Telecommunications Collection (page 6)

Messrs Glasse and Elliott's Atlantic Telegraph Cable Works yard at East Greenwich, London. The 1, 250 tons of telegraphic cable being laid out in five coils to go on-board the H.M.S

The Great Eastern under way, July 23rd, 1865, from The Atlantic Telegraph by William Howard Russell
STC192784 The Great Eastern under way, July 23rd, 1865, from The Atlantic Telegraph by William Howard Russell, published 1866 (colour litho) (see also 192775-783)

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

Prince Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands, 1941. Creator: Jack Delano
Prince Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

The Greensboro Lumber Co. Greensboro, Ga. 1941. Creator: Jack Delano
The Greensboro Lumber Co. Greensboro, Ga

Flagman standing at a distance behind a Santa Fe R.R. west bound freight... Bagdad, Calif. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Flagman standing at a distance behind a Santa Fe R.R. west bound freight train during a stop, Bagdad, Calif

Anson Stager, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Anson Stager, between 1855 and 1865. [Co-founder of Western Union, first president of Western Electric Manufacturing Company, Union Army officer

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]

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Yurt w./satellite dish & solar panel. Date: 07/05/2005

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

Stump farm, typical of cut-over area of Western Washington, near Vader, Lewis County, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Stump farm. Typical of cut-over area of Western Washington. Lewis County, near Vader

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

The new WPA courthouse alongside the old county courthouse, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The new WPA (Work Projects Administration) courthouse alongside the old county courthouse. Bonners Ferry, Idaho

Down one street on Longview homestead project, Cowlitz County, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Washington, Cowlitz County, Longview. Down one street on Longview homestead project, several years after completion. Note fruit trees

Possibly: Down one street on Longview homestead project, Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington, 1939
[Untitled, possibly related to: Washington, Cowlitz County, Longview. Down one street on Longview homestead project, several years after completion. Note fruit trees]

Elma, Grays Harbor County, Western Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Western Washington, Grays Harbor County, Elma. Note type architecture, very common in western Washington

Abandoned farm in wheat country, on U. S. 97, Klickitat County, near Goldendale, Washington, 1939
Washington, Klickitat County, near Goldendale, on U.S. 97. Abandoned farm in wheat country

Buena, Yakima County, Washington, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Washington, Buena, Yakima County. Yakima Valley small town. A county which ranks fifth in the United States in value of agricultural production

Type of residence, one block off main street, Tenino, Thurston County, Western Washington, 1939
Western Washington, Thurston County, Tenino. Type of residence, one block off main street

Washington, Klickitat County, near Goldendale, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Washington, Klickitat County, near Goldendale. Wheat country, abandoned farm in foreground, occupied farm beyond. Heard in local filling station: " Well, heck

Mrs. Bouchey gets the morning mail, Washington, Yakima Valley, near Toppenish, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mrs. Bouchey gets the morning mail. Wife of tenant purchase client. Washington, Yakima Valley, near Toppenish

Siler City, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Siler City, North Carolina

Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina. Note everpresent Confederate monument in town center

Chatham County farmers in town on Saturday afternoon, Pittsboro, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Chatham County farmers in town on Saturday afternoon. Pittsboro, North Carolina

View of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1935. Creator: Walker Evans
View of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Bethlehem graveyard and steel mill, Pennsylvania, 1935. Creator: Walker Evans
Bethlehem graveyard and steel mill. Pennsylvania

Street in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1935. Creator: Walker Evans
Street in Bethlehem. Pennsylvania

Mining town, Frick Mining Company, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, 1935. Creator: Walker Evans
Mining town. Frick Mining Company. Pennsylvania. Westmoreland County

Back street, Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, 1935. Creator: Walker Evans
Back street. Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. Westmoreland County

Stage design, 1926
PWI92273 Stage design, 1926 by Exter, Alexandra Alexandrovna (1882-1949); Musee National d Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France; © Peter Willi; Russian, out of copyright

Enfant moderne. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (colour litho)
3100569 Enfant moderne. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Enfant moderne)

Telegraphic Love, n. d. Creator: Hablot Knight Browne
Telegraphic Love, n.d

John F. Victory, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, USA, 1922. Creator: NASA
John F. Victory, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, USA, 1922. Victory (1892-1974) was the NACAs first employee and the only executive secretary it ever had

White and McDivitt talk to President Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965. Creator: NASA
White and McDivitt talk to President Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965. Gemini 4 astronauts Edward H. White II (left) and James A. McDivitt listen to the voice of President Johnson as he congratulates them by

President Reagan at Mission Control, Houston, 1981. Creator: NASA
President Reagan at Mission Control, Houston, 1981. President Ronald Reagan gets a laugh from NASA officials in Mission Control when he jokingly asks Space Shuttle crew members astronauts Joe Engle

Field Telegraph, Battery Wagon, September 1864. Creator: David Knox
Field Telegraph, Battery Wagon, September 1864. [Scene from the American Civil War: covered wagon with US Military Telegraph Headquarters written on the side

Street Scene in the Outskirts of Edo on an Evening in Winter, ca. 1878

U. S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps, April 1864. Creator: Alexander Gardner
U.S. Military Telegraph Construction Corps, April 1864. Albumen print, pl. 62 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)

3c Washington on advertising cover, July 2, 1856. Creator: Unknown
3c Washington on advertising cover, July 2, 1856

BT British Jazz Awards 1995, Pizza on the Park, London, 25. 4. 95. Creator: Brian O Connor
BT British Jazz Awards 1995. Back Row: Stan Tracey, Alan Barnes, Humphrey Lyttelton, Jim Simpson. Middle Row: Sheila Tracy, Unknown, Bill Ashton, BT Exec, Lord Pendry, John Barnes, Gerard Prescenser

Auditions telephoniques de l Opera a l Exposition d electricite (engraving)
3646073 Auditions telephoniques de l Opera a l Exposition d electricite (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dinner given by the Indo-European Telegraph Company at Claridges Hotel, London
3639533 Dinner given by the Indo-European Telegraph Company at Claridges Hotel, London, during the International Telegraph Conference, 9 June 1903 (colour litho) by English School

The Telegraph, p. 347 from Harpers New Monthly Magazine, Vol. XLVII, 1873 (print)
3740280 The Telegraph, p.347 from Harpers New Monthly Magazine, Vol. XLVII, 1873 (print) by American School, (19th century); Cornell University, USA; American, out of copyright

The Great Eastern recovering the lost Atlantic Cable, 1866 (litho)
STC373321 The Great Eastern recovering the lost Atlantic Cable, 1866 (litho) by Dudley, Robert (fl.1865-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Home telephone (chromolitho)
974508 Home telephone (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Home telephone. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

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"From Red Telephone Boxes to Satellite Communication: A Journey through Telecommunications History" Step into the past and explore the fascinating world of telecommunications. 📞🌍 1️⃣ In London, iconic red telephone boxes stand as a symbol of communication, connecting people near and far. 2️⃣ The Sputnik 1 stamp commemorates the historic moment when humanity ventured beyond Earth's atmosphere, paving the way for satellite communications. 3️⃣ Marconi radio valves revolutionized wireless communication, enabling messages to be transmitted across vast distances effortlessly. 4️⃣ Early fire brigade street alarms served as an early form of emergency communication, ensuring swift response in times of crisis. 5️⃣ Sending postcards featuring Sputnik 1 allowed people to share their excitement about space exploration and its impact on telecommunications. 6️⃣ Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station played a crucial role in transmitting signals from satellites orbiting our planet, bridging continents with ease. 7️⃣ Guglielmo Marconi, hailed as the father of radio invention, pioneered wireless telegraphy that transformed global communication forever. 8️⃣ The Arecibo message intrigued scientists worldwide—a coded key (C016 / 6817) unlocking potential extraterrestrial contact within its enigmatic contents. 🛸 9️⃣ Witnessing history unfold at Newcastle Telephone Exchange's switchboard on January 24th, 1931—operators diligently connected calls amidst buzzing wires and ringing bells. 🔟 From aboard a ship in 1916, a wireless officer skillfully tapped out Morse Code messages—an essential means of maritime communication during wartime. ⚓ 🔁 Telegraph poles lining transcontinental railroads facilitated rapid information exchange across vast landscapes—uniting nations like never before.