Telecommunications Collection (page 9)

The story of the telegraph (colour litho)
3099323 The story of the telegraph (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The story of the telegraph)

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)

Man in evening dress making a phone call (colour litho)
3094460 Man in evening dress making a phone call (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man in evening dress making a phone call)

Socialising by telephone call (colour litho)
3094444 Socialising by telephone call (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Socialising by telephone call. Postcard, early 20th century)

Guglielmo Marconi and Wireless Messages Of Love (colour litho)
3093478 Guglielmo Marconi and Wireless Messages Of Love (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guglielmo Marconi and Wireless Messages Of Love)

Radio Waves, Picture Signals and Radar Communications, 1948 (colour litho)
2630068 Radio Waves, Picture Signals and Radar Communications, 1948 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eGraphicaArtis; American, out of copyright

Laying a telegraph cable under an American river c. 1860
2619101 Laying a telegraph cable under an American river c.1860, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; French

Electro-magnetic telegraph on the Great Western Railway. Invented by Professor Wheatstone (engraving)
559005 Electro-magnetic telegraph on the Great Western Railway. Invented by Professor Wheatstone (engraving) by English School

Instrument room at the Electric Telegraph Office, Lothbury, London
EDI178883 Instrument room at the Electric Telegraph Office, Lothbury, London, from The Museum of Science and Art by Dionysius Lardner, c.1860 (engraving) by English School

Condenser Telephone in Use, from The Electric Telephone
EDI178882 Condenser Telephone in Use, from The Electric Telephone by George Bartlett Prescott (b.1830), 1890 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Ann Ronan Picture Library; American

Telectroscope (engraving)
1615508 Telectroscope (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telectroscope. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 23 April 1898)

Breguets electric dial telegraph (chromolitho)
974513 Breguets electric dial telegraph (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Breguets electric dial telegraph)

The telephone (chromolitho)
974604 The telephone (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The telephone. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Submarine telegraphy (chromolitho)
974504 Submarine telegraphy (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Submarine telegraphy)

The Advance in the Soudan, Civilization in the Desert (litho)
1042556 The Advance in the Soudan, Civilization in the Desert (litho) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Advance in the Soudan, Civilization in the Desert)

Encampment of workmen of the telegraph company on the road between Killarney and Valencia
3037837 Encampment of workmen of the telegraph company on the road between Killarney and Valencia, 1865 (engraving) by English School

Alexander Graham Bell, 1882 (oil on canvas)
3617904 Alexander Graham Bell, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Lobrichon, Timoleon Marie (1831-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish scientist, inventor, engineer

Signal Station, Gibraltar (colour photo)
2816103 Signal Station, Gibraltar (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Signal Station, Gibraltar)

The Central Telegraph Office in Paris (engraving)
2783451 The Central Telegraph Office in Paris (engraving) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Central Telegraph Office in Paris)

Alexander Graham Bell (engraving)
671589 Alexander Graham Bell (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander Graham Bell)

Postcard featuring telephone (photo)
667499 Postcard featuring telephone (photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Postcard featuring telephone)

Potentialities of Television, cartoon from Punch Magazine (engraving)
583466 Potentialities of Television, cartoon from Punch Magazine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Potentialities of Television)

Time ball at the Electric Telegraph Companys station, West Strand (engraving)
585698 Time ball at the Electric Telegraph Companys station, West Strand (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Early Satellites and Rockets, 1948 (colour litho)
2630069 Early Satellites and Rockets, 1948 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eGraphicaArtis; American, out of copyright

A David Edward Hughes telegraphic printing machine, from Les Merveilles de la Science
2619097 A David Edward Hughes telegraphic printing machine, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Christmas greetings card from the General Post Office, London, 1891-1892 (colour litho)
6030952 Christmas greetings card from the General Post Office, London, 1891-1892 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Christmas greetings card from the General Post Office, London, 1885 (colour litho)
6030948 Christmas greetings card from the General Post Office, London, 1885 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

British Post Office workers laying new telephone cables after a German air raid during the Blitz, London, World War II
6015296 British Post Office workers laying new telephone cables after a German air raid during the Blitz, London, World War II, 1940-1945 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Laying underground telephone cables in London, 1900 (b / w photo)
6015112 Laying underground telephone cables in London, 1900 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Laying underground telephone cables in London, 1900)

Exhibition of electricity (colour litho)
5229060 Exhibition of electricity (colour litho) by Draner, Renard Jules (1833-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exhibition of electricity)

Edouard Branly, French physicist and inventor (chromolitho)
972277 Edouard Branly, French physicist and inventor (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edouard Branly (1844-1940)

Military telegraphy (chromolitho)
974505 Military telegraphy (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Military telegraphy)

Baudots printing telegraph (chromolitho)
974503 Baudots printing telegraph (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baudots printing telegraph)

Chappes telegraph, 1793 (chromolitho)
974512 Chappes telegraph, 1793 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chappes telegraph, 1793)

Telephone exchange (chromolitho)
974507 Telephone exchange (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telephone exchange)

The Queen Telegraphing her Message to her People throughout the Empire (litho)
1037123 The Queen Telegraphing her Message to her People throughout the Empire (litho) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dawn of the Century (colour litho)
3656459 Dawn of the Century (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dawn of the Century. Music cover.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

The Telephone Exchange in London (engraving)
1044431 The Telephone Exchange in London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Telephone Exchange in London)

Music by electric telegraph, 1849 (engraving)
3037845 Music by electric telegraph, 1849 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch comment on experiments in America where music is transmitted over long)

A marketing telephone call (colour litho)
3094452 A marketing telephone call (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A marketing telephone call. Postcard, early 20th century)

Woman telephoning a plumber (colour litho)
3094450 Woman telephoning a plumber (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman telephoning a plumber. Postcard, early 20th century)

Women telephoning a shop (colour litho)
3094440 Women telephoning a shop (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women telephoning a shop. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Telephone Exchange (engraving)
3098021 Telephone Exchange (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telephone Exchange)

The Telegraph Instrument Galleries, General Post Office (b / w photo)
3092176 The Telegraph Instrument Galleries, General Post Office (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Telegraph Instrument Galleries)

Submarine Telegraphy, the "Electra"grappling a Cable (engraving)
1047975 Submarine Telegraphy, the " Electra" grappling a Cable (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Submarine Telegraphy)

Johann Philipp Reis, German inventor of the telephone (chromolitho)
1093922 Johann Philipp Reis, German inventor of the telephone (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Philipp Reis, German inventor of the telephone)

International exhibition of modern office equipment, Museum Grounds, Amsterdam, 1911 (litho)
982772 International exhibition of modern office equipment, Museum Grounds, Amsterdam, 1911 (litho) by Dutch School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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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.