Answering Collection

Nelsons last signal at Trafalgar, 21 October 1805
At the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, Nelson gives his famous last signal England expects that every man will do his duty

Advert promoting the Post Office Telephone Service. Date: 1932

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Willing Volunteers to fight for the cause - We are ready'. Date: 1965

Lady riding side-saddle on a donkey
A pretty young lady is transported in style on a donkey, sheletered from the midday sun by a parasol. Her boyfriend is less lucky, gallantly trotting along in her wake on foot

The watchroom of Southwark Fire Station, London. Although this had a telephone switchboard serving the adjacent headquarters of the Brigade

Capturing German news: Irish answering enemy taunts
Capturing German news designed to undermine their allegiance: Irish answering enemy taunts in 1916. The taking of the placards: Munster fusiliers cross no-mans land by night

Scots American War Memorial, Edinburgh, Scotland
Scots (Scottish) American War Memorial, Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, erected in 1927. At the centre is a kilted infrantyman looking towards Castle Rock

City of London recruits, Tower of London, WW1
Young men answering the call to enlist at the start of the First World War. All of them employees of City firms, they were joining the City of London Battalion, consisting of 1300 men

Female Air Traffic Clerk
Patricia Page-Taven, the smart Air Traffic Clerk and Courier for B.O.A, C. India, Far East and Australia, seen here answering the telephone at her desk with colleague. Date: 1940s

Communication - Far easier for the younger generation, even in 1903! The little girl: " Grandmother, Dad said he did not want to kiss you, by phone" - the response is a miserable Granny

LCC-LFB Brigade headquarters station watchroom
The watchroom of Southwark Fire Station. Although this had a telephone switchboard serving the adjacent headquarters of the Brigade

Maid answering the door
Did You Ring Sir? Maid answering the door Date: ca. 1847

Young lady in grey and white outfit by Paul Poiret
Young lady answering the door in a grey and white crepe outfit by Paul Poiret. The tunic has a pink and green design, and there is a matching green belt slung low on the hips. 1924

British Nurse off to the Western Front
Our Girls - Answering the Call A Young British girl sets out across the English Channel en route to the horrors of the Western Front

Two Men at Work
Two men working at a telephone switchboard desk in a factory. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Telephone exchange at Kensington
Drawing by Percy Spence of telephone girls answering calls at the new national telephone exchange at Kensington, London in 1902

Man on Phone C1905
A man telephones his beloved and imagines her in the room with him, answering his call

Draught of Fishes
Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering unto him, Master, we have taken nothing

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