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Austrian army messenger dogsTraining Austrian Army messenger dogs
Printing Presses at Daily Mirror WorksA close-up view of one of the printing presses at the Daily Mirror works, where the newspapers were printed (far below ground level). Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Children broadcasting WWIIBritish children broadcasting from New York during World War II. Martin Clemser (2.5 years), son of R. Glemser of the BBC and Josephine Martin (4 years), daughter of William H
Wireless Operator School, WWIIWireless Operator School, during World War II. Practical telegraphy, receiving and sending on long wire circuits. Preparing for the War Emergency Certificate which means completing the course in
Observer Corps Centre, World War II
Portable recorder, WWIIA portable recorder which is later used to transmit the recording by shortwave, during World War II
Reuter Telegraph Messenger Girl, LondonA wonderful card depicting a female employee (Messenger) of the Reuter Telegraph Company
Selfridges, London - Postcard SectionSelfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Postcard Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909
Selfridges, London - Writing Paper SectionSelfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Writing Paper Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909
Poster advertising the telephonePoster designed by E McKnight Kauffer, encouraging people to use the telephone to make contact with the world
The Main Post Office, Istanbul. There are different counters for local/ interior post and for International post. A clock above the counter unusually shows the time in two different time zones
Pilot and co-pilot - Equipage IIThe cockpit of a large airliner with pilot and co-pilot. Poster issued by Le Secretariat General a la Defense Aerienne
Turkish PostmanA Turkish postman with satchel and long stick checks a signpost to make sure he is delivering to the correct address!
Example of Persian ScriptA fine example of dated Persian script on an envelope
Example of Ottoman-era scriptGood example of script using Arabic letter shapes, possibly Ottoman/Egyptian
Frost covered telephone wiresTelephone wires weighed down by frost and ice in Albert on the Western Front in France during World War I in February 1918
Battles of Arras 1918Canadian Signal Service laying cables over newly captured ground at Neuville Vitasse during the Battle of Arras on the Western Front in France during World War I in August 1918
Communication trench 1916The scene in a British communications trench. Troops gather, shortly before they are given the order to advance during the Battle of Albert in the first few days of the Somme campaign
Despatch rider 1917A motorcycle despatch rider in the snow at St. Pol in France on the British front during World War I in December 1917
World War I trenchA communication trench behind the British lines on the Somme. These trenches were used to transport men, equipment and food supplies to the front line
Signal Service dugoutAn Army Signal Service dugout in Lindhoek on the Western Front in Belgium during World War I in 1917
Christmas Post by Ethel ParkinsonA woman, accompanied by a small girl, posts a rather large stash of Christmas cards off to lots of lucky recipients
Titanic news reports, magazines, sheet musicA selection of news reports, magazines and sheet music relating to the sinking of the Titanic on 15 April 1912. It includes a copy of The Times newspaper, a twelve-page supplement of The Sphere
Titanic Ismay silver trayA circular silver tray for letters and calling cards, engraved with the names of Joseph Bruce Ismay and his wife. Ismay was Managing Director of the White Star Line
Sporting Evening Times, Titanic disasterFront page of the Sporting Evening Times for 16 April 1912, reporting on the Titanic disaster
Letter from Captain EJ SmithA two-page letter from EJ Smith, future Captain of the ill-fated SS Titanic, to My dear Alvin Taylor. It is written on RMS Baltic White Star Line headed paper
Stead telegram and brass nameplate1. One of eight telegrams sent to Miss EK Harper relating to the Titanic disaster and the loss of WT Stead. 2. A cast brass nameplate from Titanic lifeboat no. 12
Izmir, Turkey - Public ScribePublic Scribe at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey
Selection of French Stamps
British X1 SubmarineThe British Submarine HM X1 Commisioned in 1925 and scrapped at Pembroke in 1935
Turkish newspaper boyA newspaper seller, Cakal Suleyman, vendor of the Aksam Newspaper at Bandirma (Panderma), Turkey
Le Havre - Port Semaphore SystemThe Semaphore system at the port of Le Havre, France
Communication between Berlin and IstanbulThe hotline between Constantinople and Berlin (also the railway line/route/connections) during the First World War
School Lesson in the desertTaking a school lesson in the desert. A magnificent photograph
HH Abbas II Hilmi Bey - Khedive of Egypt & SudanHH Abbas II Hilmi Bey (also known as Abbas Hilmi Pasha) (1874 - 1944) - the last Khedive of Egypt and Sudan (1892 - 1914)
Scene on the British Lines of CommunicationSunshine 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 WetGeneral 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 CommunicationAn 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 WarPhotograph 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 steEngraving 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 AfricaEngraving 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 pigeonsA 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 ExpePhotograph 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 EminEngraved 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, 1888Engraving 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 baggageEngraving 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, CentralEngraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanleys expedition crossing the Makata swamp in Central Africa, 1871. In October 1869