Telecommunications Collection (page 7)

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

Wireless telegraphy (chromolitho)
974506 Wireless telegraphy (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wireless telegraphy)

Who the devil are you? (colour litho)
820186 Who the devil are you? (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Who the devil are you)

A Telegram
LLM461086 A Telegram by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Telegram. Illustration for Chatterbox (1909).); © Look and Learn

The Electrophone, July 1896 (engraving)
559970 The Electrophone, July 1896 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Electrophone, July 1896.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English

Modern Science: Picking up a telegraph cable at sea, engraved by W. J. Palmer (engraving)
STC418722 Modern Science: Picking up a telegraph cable at sea, engraved by W.J. Palmer (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after)

The telephone (chromolitho)
668775 The telephone (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The telephone. Chocolat Poulain card.); © Look and Learn; French, out of copyright

Postcard featuring telephone (chromolitho)
667502 Postcard featuring telephone (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Postcard featuring telephone. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Child using telephone (photo)
667498 Child using telephone (photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Child using telephone.); © Look and Learn

Postcard featuring telephone (photo)
667496 Postcard featuring telephone (photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Postcard featuring telephone)

Philippe Reis Et Son Telephone Musical, A L Institution Garnier, De Friedrichsdorf (engraving)
2817647 Philippe Reis Et Son Telephone Musical, A L Institution Garnier, De Friedrichsdorf (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Disposition adoptee par M Graham Bell pour l usage du telephone avec sa sonnerie magneto-electrique (engraving)
2793075 Disposition adoptee par M Graham Bell pour l usage du telephone avec sa sonnerie magneto-electrique (engraving) by French School

The transatlantic telegraph cable unwinding unit aboard the S. S
2619109 The transatlantic telegraph cable unwinding unit aboard the S.S. Great Eastern, 1865, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Edward Orange Wildman Whitehouse, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c
2619107 Edward Orange Wildman Whitehouse, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Charles William Siemens, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870 (engraving)
2619102 Charles William Siemens, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles William Siemens)

Global Communications, 1945 (screen print)
2630022 Global Communications, 1945 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telephone, telegraph, and television operators in front of a world map)

Telephone call warning of burglars (colour litho)
3094446 Telephone call warning of burglars (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telephone call warning of burglars. Postcard, early 20th century)

Woman telephoning a hiring agency (colour litho)
3094445 Woman telephoning a hiring agency (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman telephoning a hiring agency. Postcard, early 20th century)

Telephone call announcing guests (colour litho)
3094442 Telephone call announcing guests (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telephone call announcing guests. Postcard, early 20th century)

GPO engineer at work, London
GPO engineer working on underground telephone cables on a street in Central London. Date: circa 1960s

GPO / British Telecom Tower under construction
Londons GPO/British Telecom Tower under construction, juxtaposed against a Victorian building. Date: circa 1963

The Breaking of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable on Board the Great Eastern, 1865 (engraving)
3037838 The Breaking of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable on Board the Great Eastern, 1865 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The telephone (colour litho)
3099302 The telephone (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The telephone. Illustration for Lecons De Choses Illustrees (Imagerie D Epinal, Pellerin)

In the Post Office Central Telephone Exchange (St. Pauls Churchyard): Receiving Calls (b / w photo)
3102048 In the Post Office Central Telephone Exchange (St. Pauls Churchyard): Receiving Calls (b/w photo) by English Photographer

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

Telephone, National Telephone Service, USA, 1890
BAL75257 Telephone, National Telephone Service, USA, 1890 by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Messenger Boys of the American District Telegraph Company (b / w photo)
5215128 Messenger Boys of the American District Telegraph Company (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Utility Worker Delivering a New Telephone To a Mother and Son, 1950 (screen print)
3034754 Utility Worker Delivering a New Telephone To a Mother and Son, 1950 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info)

Woman using a very early telephone (chromolitho)
669218 Woman using a very early telephone (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French educational card)

Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable (chromolitho)
668164 Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable)

Facsimile of the telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922
XIR246434 Facsimile of the telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) made by the Western Electric Company by French School, (20th century); CNAM

Demonstration of the Electric Telegraph, 1845 (engraving)
559002 Demonstration of the Electric Telegraph, 1845 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demonstration of the Electric Telegraph)

United States Military telegraph waggon (engraving)
654913 United States Military telegraph waggon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Military telegraph waggon)

The first buoy, where the cable was supposed to be grappled
3037839 The first buoy, where the cable was supposed to be grappled and the second buoy where it was grappled, 1865 (engraving) by English School

The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition, the Final Attempt to grapple the Lost Cable
3037836 The Atlantic Telegraph Expedition, the Final Attempt to grapple the Lost Cable, 1865 (engraving) by English School

Telephone Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Date: 1935

La Lampe Electrique Jamin Eclairant Un Cafe-Concert (engraving)
2817653 La Lampe Electrique Jamin Eclairant Un Cafe-Concert (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Lampe Electrique Jamin Eclairant Un Cafe-Concert)

Women working in a Paris telephone exchange (colour litho)
2795828 Women working in a Paris telephone exchange (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women working in a Paris telephone exchange)

Experiences Du Telephone Musical De Philippe Reis, A L Institution Garnier, A Friedrichsdorf (engraving)
2789295 Experiences Du Telephone Musical De Philippe Reis, A L Institution Garnier, A Friedrichsdorf (engraving) by French School

25th anniversary of the building of the Eiffel Tower (colour litho)
2780023 25th anniversary of the building of the Eiffel Tower (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 25th anniversary of the building of the Eiffel Tower)

The Photophone (engraving)
2777072 The Photophone (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Photophone. Illustration for Punch, 13 December 1880.); Look and Learn / George Collection

The Use of the Telephone (engraving)
2777062 The Use of the Telephone (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Use of the Telephone)

Woman telephoning for a fire engine (colour litho)
3094447 Woman telephoning for a fire engine (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman telephoning for a fire engine)

Woman telephoning a doctor (colour litho)
3094441 Woman telephoning a doctor (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman telephoning a doctor. Postcard, early 20th century)

Traveller telephoning home (colour litho)
3094451 Traveller telephoning home (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Traveller telephoning home. Postcard, early 20th century)

Two women on the telephone (colour litho)
3094449 Two women on the telephone (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two women on the telephone. Postcard, early 20th century)

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