Communication Collection (#21)

Scene on the British Lines of Communication
Sunshine and dust near Neuville St. Vst on the Western Front during World War One. The battle ravaged and dusty road has a solitary truck driving in the distance

A German communication trench, mending an underground cable

General Christian De Wet
General De Wet was an elusive guerilla leader and raider of the British lines of communication in the Boer War. During World War One his name was linked to the traitor Maritz

Breakdown Communication
An American couple on their honeymoon bring out the phrase book hoping to understand what the European railway official is trying to tell them

Pigeon Container on a British Paratrooper, Second World War
Photograph showing a pigeon container strapped to the stomach of a British paratrooper, 1944. Pigeons are one of the oldest and most reliable forms of military communication

H. M. Stanley and his officers leaving Mombasa aboard the ste
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (on left, raising cap) and his officers returning from the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition aboard the steam-ship Katoria, 1889

H. M. Stanleys meeting with Forest Pygmies, Central Africa
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the Anglo-America explorer and journalist, meeting with some forest pygmies, during one of his expeditions to Central Africa

A converted bus for pigeons
A motor bus converted into a home, or cote, for French carrier pigeons. Pigeons, along with dogs, proved to be a vital method of communication during battles

Travelling by hammock; H. M. Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief Expe
Photograph showing one of the members of Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief Expedition being carried by hammock, Central Africa, 1888

Map of Central Africa showing the likely routes of the Emin
Engraved map showing Central Africa and the predicted routes of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, 1887. Emin Pasha (1840-1892), the German doctor, explorer

Emin Pasha and Mr. Jephson entering Dufile, 1888
Engraving showing the Emin Pasha and Mr. Jephson riding into Dufile, on the banks of the River Nile, c.1888. Emin Pasha (1840-1892)

A Member of H. M. Stanleys expedition threatening a baggage
Engraving showing a member of Sir Henry Morton Stanleys expedition to find Dr. David Livingstone threatening a baggage porter, Central Africa, 1871

H. M. Stanleys Expedition crossing the Makata Swamp, Central
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanleys expedition crossing the Makata swamp in Central Africa, 1871. In October 1869

Life on the Stars 6
Roads, cities, aerial communication - the inhabitants of the Rigel constellation may not resemble earthfolk, but their civilisation is similar

Space Communication
Artificially-induced auroras offer a viable means of communicating with other worlds : by modifying their pulses, messages can be effectively transmitted

Dr Slade: spirit writing trial
Sketches of the trial of Henry Slade, showing Slade in the centre. Slade first practised his spirit communication in America before travelling to England where he gave seances from his lodgings in

Dr Slades spirit writing trail
A message from the spirits: a sketch of a slate showing a message from Dr Slades deceased wife. Slade first practised his spirit communication in America before travelling to England where he gave

Meeting of Emin Pasha and Sir Henry Morton Stanley, Kavalli
Emin Pasha (1840-1892) and Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) at Kavalli, Central Africa, April 1888. Emin Pasha, the German doctor, explorer

Sir Henry Morton Stanley leaving Yambuya Camp during the Emi
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (on right, wearing dark jacket) setting out from Yambuya Camp on the 28th June 1887 during the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition

Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904)
Engraving of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, the British-US explorer and journalist, pictured in 1878. In October 1869, Stanley was sent by James Gordon Bennett (the owner of the New York Herald)

Police Motorcyclist
Metropolitan Police officer on his motorcyle talking on his portable radio

Childhood fantasy
A little girl dreams up a variety of story book characters

Illiterate Workers Bill
An exact copy of a bill for 10s. 10d. sent by a bricklayer who could not write, to a gentlman for whom he had worked. The symbol for settled is very dramatic! Date: late 19th century

Page from Meisterlins Nurnberger Chronik
Page 170 from Meisterlins Nurnberger Chronik. Sigmund or Sigismund Meisterlin (c.1425-1490) was a Benedictine monk of Augsburg

Western Union operating room, New York, USA
The Western Union main operating room at the companys New York offices, showing a front view of the switchboard, the pneumatic message system and the mechanical in-house system

Thomas Marlowe, journalist and editor
THOMAS MARLOWE journalist, editor of the Daily Mail from 1899 to 1926

The Cover of The Graphic, H. M. Stanley Issue, 1890
Engraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the British-US explorer and journalist, in typical exploration attire and pose

Indian Soldiers
Indian troops digging communication trenches and laying cable to connect up advanced positions in France

1918 / Wireless Post
A wireless communication post on the Western Front

Social / Crying News 1819
Two newsboys crying the latest news through the streets

Building Tower of Babel
In hope of reaching Heaven, Noahs descendants erect a ziggurat in the plain of Shinar, but construction is hampered by a breakdown in communication among them

Yvonne LA Bois
Yvonne La Bois, American starlet, reclining languidly on her bed as she makes a phone call, surrounded by photographs of her men friends

Soldiers in Trench
British reinforcements going forward through communication trenches to support men holding out at St Julien Date: 1917

Gettysburg - Dispatch
Communication during the battle is effected by dispatch bearers riding through the battle from one commander to another

Fashionable Frenchwoman planning her day
A fashionable Frenchwoman plans her day from her bed, speaking on the telephone while her maid carries a breakfast tray

Applegarth printing press
The Applegarth printing press, as used by The Times and by the Illustrated London News

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