Cable Collection (page 7)

Gipsy woman with long hair
A gipsy woman at an encampment, with long hair, an orange scarf round her neck and a knitted cable-style cardigan. Her caravan can be seen in the background

Model fishing boat maker, Cornwall
A model fishing boat maker in his workshop, somewhere in Cornwall. He is in the process of constructing a new boat with two masts

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - Fishermans Point Cable Office
The Cable Office on a street in Fishermans Bay - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The United States assumed territorial control over Guantanamo Bay under the 1903 Cuban-American Treaty

Alberta, Canada - The Edmonton to Strathcona Ferry
Alberta, Canada - The Edmonton to Strathcona Cable Ferry - bearing a horse and cart and a large amount of cut timber

Tunisia - Bizerte - Ferryboat
Chain Ferryboat at Bizerte - setting off from the quay with a couple of carts, a carriage, pedestrians and a policeman on horseback. Bizerte is known as the oldest and most European city in Tunisia

A Mans A Man For A That by Lindsay Cable
Two women dressed in masculine outfits of shirts, ties, flat shoes and, in the case of one, knickerbockers or plus-fours, smoke cigarettes and comment on a passing gentleman wearing a kilt

On the Rocks by Lindsay Cable
A charming illustration in delicate hues depicting a young woman dressed only in a swimsuit sitting up a rock on a beach, and apparently gazing down at her reflection in a rock pool

The electric wire at Cape Grinez
The first submarine electric telegraphic despatch from Dover to Cape Grinez, near Calais. The image shows a view of Cape Grinez, taking the wire up the cliff

The Goliah steamer paying out the electric wire
The first submarine electric telegraphic despatch from Dover to Cape Grinez, near Calais. Here, the cable is laid out as the Goliah steam ship sails from England to France

A German communication trench, mending an underground cable

Woman making a telephone call, West Berlin, 1948
Photograph showing a female citizen of West Berlin making a call from a public telephone box, August 1948. At that time, the fact that this telephone had a steel cable to secure the handset to

Buoys and Grapnels used in recovering the Atlantic Telegraph
Engraving showing the buoys and grapnels that were used to recover an Atlantic Telegraph Cable, September 1866. The telegraph cable, which was laid in 1865 by the Great Eastern

Orfordness Lighthouse and Telegraph Station, 1853
Engraving of Orfordness lighthouse and Submarine electric telegraph station, Suffolk, June 1853. At the end of May 1853 a telegraph cable 119 miles had been laid between Orfordness and Scheveningen

Cable Railway Future
Overhead railways, in the form of cable lines, would avoid the problems of surface transport in todays congested environment

USS Arctic, 1856
Engraving of the United States Navy Steamship Arctic, whilst involved in sounding the Atlantic. This project was undertaken in preparation for the laying of the first Atlantic Telegraph Cable

The Spool and Steam Engine used for Sounding the Atlantic, U
Engraving of the cable spool and steam engine on United States Navy Steamship Arctic, whilst sounding the Atlantic. The steam engine was used for recovering the line from the great depths of

E. M. I camers recording a scene on the lawns of Alexandra Pal
The E.M.I camera recording a scene. The E.M.I camera was one of the methods that the B.B.C experimented with for its live broadcasts

H. M.s Agamemnon
Launch of H.M.S Agamemnon, the first steam ship to attempt to lay the Trans-atlantic telegraph cable

The Great Eastern steam ship under construction
The Great Eastern steam-ship on the stocks at Millwall shipyard. Built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, at the time of her launch in 1858, she was the largest steam ship in the world

Prince of Wales visiting the Great Eastern steam-ship
Engraving showing the Edward, Prince of Wales, visiting Isambard Kingdom Brunels Great Eastern steam-ship in 1865, prior to its voyage to lay the transatlantic cable

Landing cable at Porthcurnew Bay
Engraving of the landing of cable for the Falmouth, Gibralter and Mediterranean Telegraph at Porthcurnew Bay, Cornwall

Testing the recovered Atlantic telegraph cable
Group of engineers testing the recovered 1865 Atlantic cable. The first attempt at laying a transatlantic cable had been in 1858

Landing the Atlantic cable in Hearts Content Bay, Newfoundl
Engraving showing the landing of the Atlantic cable in Hearts Content Bay, Newfoundland in 1866. This was

Manufacture of the Atlantic telegraph cable
Machines covering the Atlantic cable wire with gutta percha at the Gutta Percha Companys works in Wharf Road, London. Before the advent of man-made materials, gutta percha

Shipping the Atlantic Telegraph onboard the Great Eastern
Engraving showing Isambard Kingdom Brunels steam-ship Great Eastern receiving the Atlantic cable from a smaller vessel. The cable was manufactured at Messrs

Coiling of the Atlantic telegraph cable
Coiling of the Atlantic cable on board H.M.S Agamemnon prior to the 1858 expedition to lay cable from Britain to North America

Professors Ayrton and Perrys new electric railway
A model of a electrical railway designed by Professors Ayrton and Perry. There were a number of dynamo-electric machines in the experimental stages

Brooklyn Bridge 1876
In a boatswains chair, brave engineer Frank Farrington is the first person to cross the bridge. Suspended by a single cable, he raises his hat to the crowds 227 feet below

Newfoundland Cable 2
Interior view of Telegraph House, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, linked to Europe via the Atlantic Cable : operators in their mess room. (two of two)

Newfoundland Cable
Winter view of Telegraph House, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, linked to Europe via the Atlantic Cable. (one of two)

Steam Ploughing 1870
STEAM PLOUGHING Using two 6-horse power engines, one at either end of the furrow, which move forward slowly, providing power to the plough via a cable

Cable Car / Midi / Dutrier
The CABLE-CAR of the Aiguille du Midi, in the French Alps

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

Agamemnon Laying Cable
The first, unsuccessful cable is laid by HMS Agamemnon : an inquisitive whale crosses the line

Getting out a Buoy
When the cable breaks in mid- ocean, a buoy is prepared for launching from the Great Eastern to mark the spot

Buoy Marks Broken Cable
When the cable breaks in mid- ocean, a buoy is launched from the Great Eastern to mark the spot

Atlantic Cable & Eastern
In the harbour at Sheerness, the cable is transferred from the hulk to the Great Eastern

Great Eastern Forge
In the forge housed on the deck of the Great Eastern iron plating is prepared for the capstan

Cable Breaks 1865
The scene on board the Great Eastern when the cable breaks for the first time

GREAT EASTERN DECK
The view (looking aft) from the port paddle box of the Great Eastern showing the trough for cable

Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, western Ireland, the European terminal of the cable

Cable Passed to Hulk
The cable is passed from the works to a hulk at Greenwich, from which it will be passed into tanks for loading aboard the Great Eastern

Landing the Shore End
The locals watch with interest as the shore end of the cable is landed at Foilhummerum Bay, Port Magee, Ireland

Shore End of Cable
Laying the shore end of the cable at Port Magee, Ireland

The Cable Lost
The broken cable is lost, and all attempts to grapple and retrieve it fail : the Great Eastern will have to return to England, and prepare to try again

Earth Cable, Valentia
Laying the earth cable at Valentia, Ireland, at the European terminal of the cable

Cable Passing Out
The cable passes out from the hold of the Great Eastern onto the deck where it is paid out : a team of crewmen keep constant watch to make sure it runs smoothly

Splicing Atlantic Cable
Splicing the broken cable aboard the Great Eastern after the first break

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