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The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne (4 / 4)The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - The spans reaching out from both sides of the river - 11th January 1928. Date: 1928
Brunels SS Great Eastern, Milford Haven, South WalesBrunels iron sailing steamship, the SS Great Eastern, berthed at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, during the 1870s. The ship is so large that it runs the length of Hamilton Terrace
Doncaster, South Yorkshire - Clock Corner. Good example of overhead catenary wires feeding power to the trasm running on the tramlnes below. Date: 1939
A robot to open an exhibition: the new mechanical manPhotograph and sketches of an aluminium man, the first British robot invented by Captain Richards and Mr. A.H. Refell. The machine could rise, bow and make a speech
The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne (3 / 4)The Building of the Tyne Bridge - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - The spans supported by cables to each shore - 9th February 1928. Date: 1928
Railway Crossing - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - an absolutely stunning photographic composition, shot in the misty light of the early morning. Engineering works are still in progress!
Radio Station Tower at Tuckerton, NJRadio Station Tower at Tuckerton, New Jersey - 850 feet high Date: circa 1920s
Lebanon - Beirut - Emir Bechir Street Date: 1935
Sikh Troops DiggingSikh infantry in the British army digging communication trenches and laying cables to connect up advanced positions
Israel. Jerusalem. Via Dolorosa with the Arch of Ecce HomoIsrael. Jerusalem. Via Dolorosa. Street of Old City, which traditionally Jesus walked carrying the cross, way to his crucifixion. Arch of Ecce Homo. 2nd Station
Suspension Bridge, Middle Harbour, Sydney, AustraliaSuspension Bridge (Cammeray Bridge) over Long Bay Gully, Middle Harbour, Sydney, Australia Date: 1903
Cable laying, Houses of Parliament, LondonLaying cables in the street outside the Houses of Parliament, Central London
Denmark. Copenhagen. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Exterior
Army diver preparing to enter the waterAn army diver preparing to enter the water, while a group of soldiers stand on the bank watching him
Female Aviator with flying helmet and goggles
Metropolitan Electric Tramways Ltd 1909Metropolitan Electric Tramways Ltd, operating in North London, adopting the German trackless idea of running electric trolley cars on the ordinary road. Date: 1909
The HMS Collingwood and seaplaneThe HMS Collingwood with a seaplane flying overhead. A St Vincent Class Dreadnought Battleship, launched in 1908, commissioned in 1910 and scrapped in 1922
Entrance to Menai BridgeThe entrance to the Menai Bridge from the Carnarvon shore. The bridge between mainland Wales and Anglesey was designed by Thomas Telford and opened in 1826
United States Navy - Goodyear ZSG-3 airship K-120 (BuAer number 33512), based at Oakland Naval Air Station in California, being used as a recruitment billboard for the US Naval Reserve
Raising the Great Bell for Westminster Clock-Tower 1858Officially known as the Great Bell but better known as Big Ben, the huge bell fifteen tons in weight was on its side with not a spare inch either end
Skogen Station - Norway - on the Holmenkollen Line located between Voksenlia and Lillevann, in Oslo. The architect for the station was Erik Glosimodt. Date: 1932
Zetland Road Junction - Bristol, England - The Bristol Tramways and Carriage Company - Bishopston Branch Date: circa 1905
Cables and Ocean Depths
Ranging cables, HMS Majestic, Royal Navy, probably circa 1900 (hand coloured photo)
Bristol Road, Bournville, Birmingham. Date: 1909
Transporter Bridge over the River Loire, Nantes, France. Built in 1903, the bridge had a span of 141m across the Loire and was demolished during the Second World War
Station Road (Stationsweg), Oosterbeek, The NetherlandsStation Road (Stationsweg), Oosterbeek, a village in the eastern part of The Netherlands located in the municipality of Renkum in the province of Gelderland. Date: 1952
Four photographs of a cable ship, R D Legate Archive, with handwritten notation on reverse
RMS Queen Mary, telephone engineer prior to launchTelephone engineer working on RMS Queen Mary prior to launch Date: 1936
RMS Queen Mary, miles of protected cablingRMS Queen Mary, some of the 4, 000 miles of protected cabling Date: 1930s
Gerard Street, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire. Date: circa 1950s
Divers at work on the seabed Date: 1880
Coiling of the Atlantic cable on board H. M.s Agamemnon prior to the 1858 expedition to lay cable from Britain to NorthCoiling of the Atlantic cable on board H.M.S Agamemnon prior to the 1858 expedition to lay cable from Britain to North America
Messrs Glasse and Elliott's Atlantic Telegraph Cable Works yard at East Greenwich, London. The 1, 250 tons of telegraphic cable being laid out in five coils to go on-board the H.M.S
GPO engineer at work, LondonGPO engineer working on underground telephone cables on a street in Central London. Date: circa 1960s
Workmen on oil rig supply ship off The Lizard, CornwallWorkmen on the supply ship of the oil rig Atlantic I, 38 miles south west of The Lizard, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s
Three Type D Cable Reel Trailers, designed by American Telephone and Telegraph Companys engineers. Loading reel onto trailer, pulling loaded trailer with motor truck
Combination Pole and Cable Reel Trailer, two trailers for the price of one, equipped for hauling cable reels, equipped for hauling poles. With specifications below. Date: early 1920s
Five Type D Cable Reel Trailers in actual service. Date: early 1920s
AR1 Aircraft-Radio Receiver installed in a light aircraftAR1 Aircraft-Radio Receiver installed in a light, privately-owned aircraft. It could be used to receive weather reports and navigational warnings
Fairey Firefly aeroplane in flight. Date: circa 1930s
Gipsy Moth aeroplane G-EBYH. Date: circa 1930s
Imperial Airways Armstrong-Whitworth AW15 Atalanta planeImperial Airways Armstrong-Whitworth AW15 Atalanta type airliner, G-ABPI, used by the Royal Mail. Date: circa 1930s
Tiger Moth aeroplane G-ABTB, used for researchTiger Moth aeroplane G-ABTB, used for experimental and research work by STC (Standard Telephones and Cables Limited). Date: circa 1930s
Electric cab charging depot, Rue Cardinet, Paris, FranceElectric cab charging depot in the Rue Cardinet, Paris, France. Date: 1899
Electric cars, Clement factory, Levallois-Perret, Paris 1898Electric cars being charged at the Clement factory, Levallois-Perret, Paris. Date: 1898
Listening to the phonographMen in top hats listening to the recently invented phonograph. 1893
Scenes of the Isle of Man - Laxey Wheel, Railway StationScenes of the Isle of Man - Laxey Wheel, Laxey Railway Station and the Snaefell Mountain Railway divided by the Manx coat of arms, which dates back to the 13th century
Variety of Telegraph machinery including a Single needle telegraph of Cooke Date: circa 1850
Biomedical centre, London -- a woman attaches sensors to a patient. Date: 1972
Biomedical centre, London -- a woman operates a machine while a patient in a locked room listens to something through headphones. Date: 1972
Giron de la Union - Lima, Peru. circa 1910s
Two nurses on deck of shipTwo nurses on deck of large ship. One stands behind another sitting in a deck chair. Cables and rigging visible at left. Date: circa 1935
Horse doping tests in a laboratory, NewmarketHorse doping tests -- a laboratory technician in a white coat turns a knob on a Packard Liquid Scintillation Spectrometer, used for testing samples at the Horse Doping Test Centre in Newmarket
TELEPHONE ENGINEERSThree G.P.O. engineers, happy in their work, think nothing of sorting out a mind-boggling mess of telephone wires and cables. Date: early 1930s
The Great bell at the base of the tower 1858Officially known as the Great Bell but better known as Big Ben, at the base of the tower, being pull alone with make-shift logs. Date: 1858
The Tower SubwayThe second oldest tunnel running under the Thames, running between Tower Hill on the north side of the river, through to Vine Lane on the south side of the river (just to the west of Tower Bridge)
Royal Air Force de Havilland DH. 98 Mosquito B Mk. IV DK336Royal Air Force de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk.IV DK336. Seen in the photo is the common affliction of the Mosquito; drooping main Undercarriage doors
Emerald Coast, France, Suspension Bridge, Port Saint-Hubert.opened in 1928 and destroyed during WW2 in 1944. Date: circa 1929
Los Angeles, California, USA - Valley and Mountains from beautiful Angeles Mesa at the end of the Mesa Drive trolley car (tram) line. Date: circa 1909
Coal spoil tips Staffsman walking his dog in the early morning rain below the coal spoil tips Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. Image first appeared in The Sunday Times Date: circa 1986
Marseille, France - Quai du Port-Vieux (Quay of the The Old Port) Date: circa 1910s
Manchester, England - Albert Square. The Albert Memorial (Thomas Worthington & Matthew Noble, 1869) and Gladstone statue can be both be in the centre. Date: circa 1909
Paris, France - La Tour Eiffel, Otis Elevators. The Otis elevator in the Eiffel Tower, built by the American Elevator Company
Overhead Phone Wires, NYOverhead telephone wires at the junction of Broadway and John Street, New York
Israel. Jerusalem. Church of Saint Anne. Old City. ExteriorIsrael. Jerusalem. Old City. Muslim Quarter. Via Dolorosa. Church of Saint Anne. Birthplace of Virgin Mary. Exterior. Detail
Lithuania. Vilnius. Orthodox Church of St. Michael and St. Constantine or Romanov Church, built in 1913 by I. Kolesnikov. Exterior
Signalling equipment on the Western Front, WW1The various instruments used by signallers in transmitting messages on the Western Front during the First World War. In the left hand top corner are the aerial cables conveying telephone or Morse
Blitz in London -- bombing near the Monument in the City. Date: circa 1940
Didcot Power stationWith the cooling towers pushing out lots of steam, the photographer captures a dramatic picture. Taken in the late 60s Date: late 1960s
Oscilloscope for EEG monitoring in ESP testingA Hewlett Packard four-beam oscilloscope for EEG (electroencephalogram) monitoring during ESP testing. Date: 20th century
Bronze Column at Marjeh Square, Damascus, SyriaColumn at Marjeh Square, Damascus, Syria. This bronze column was erected by Sultan Abdul Hamid II to commemorate the opening of the first telegraphic link in the Middle East - the line between
Electric Train carriage - EgyptElectric Train used to travel to Cairo, Egypt direct from Heliopolis. The writer of this card praises the comfort of the ride
British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Companys OfficesThe British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Companys Offices in Threadneedle Street, London, built in 1859. The Company was formed out of a merger between The Magnetic Telegraph Company
Zermatt - Switzerland - Breithorn and the Gornergrat Railway. Date: circa 1910s
Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USAConstruction of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA by the Pacific Bridge Company. The designers were Joseph Strauss, Irving Morrow, and Charles Ellis. Date: circa 1935
Spain. Buitrago del Lozoya. Moorish tower of the AlcazarSpain. Community of Madrid. Buitrago del Lozoya. Moorish tower of the Alcazar with the walls surrounding the city, 11th-15th centuries
Spain. Buitrago del Lozoya. Alcazar. 15thSpain. Community of Madrid. Buitrago del Lozoya. View of the Alcazar, 15th century
Spain. Buitrago del Lozoya. Pointed arch of the ClockSpain. Community of Madrid. Buitrago del Lozoya. Pointed arch of the Clock Tower, belonging to the walls of the city
Japan - Yokohama - Bashamichi-dori. Date: circa 1920
High Street, Fremantle, Western, WA, Australia. Trams operated along High Street for 47 years, between 1905 and 1952. Date: 1907
Express on the St. Gotthard route, Switzerland. This route is serviced by an Electric Locomotive of 12, 000 H.P. - the most powerful in the world! Date: late 1930s
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Sugar Loaf Mountain - Cable Car Date: 1955
London - Picturesque London - man left on iron Structure - cables going across. Part of Box 23 Boswell Collection. A Day trip to London. Date: circa 1890s
