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Two-valve radio-receiver. 1917. Officine Marconi, Genova. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo Da Vinci. Milan. Italy
Operation Gold. Reconstruction of the tunnel built by American intelligence and British between 1954 and 1955 to link the west and east side of the city
Woman police officer on the phone in a police stationWoman police officer (Maggie Coombs) on the telephone in a police station. Date: circa late 1970s
International code of Signals flags and House Flags. circa 1910
Envelope with sealing wax and one penny stamp, 1848Envelope with sealing wax from Woodbridge, Suffolk, date stamped 2 June 1848, addressed to J W Candler, 23 Liverpool Terrace, Liverpool Road, Islington, North London
Marconi monument, Poldhu, southern CornwallClose-up of plaque on the Marconi memorial monument, Poldhu, southern Cornwall. The monument marks the location of Poldhu Wireless Station
Cartoon, Espionage? Snooping? WW1Cartoon, Espionage? Snooping? A German couple and their daughter go for an innocent country walk, but gradually metamorphose into a concrete platform, a camera and a telephone! Date: 1915
Submarine D 1 with HMS Drake in her wakeBritish submarine " D 1" with H.M.S. " Drake" following in her wake. All the latest British submarines during the First World War period were fitted with wireless telegraphy
First ride of Pony Express, Missouri to California, USADepiction of the first ride of Pony Express, from St Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California, USA, on 3 April 1860. Showing the first messenger setting off on what was the first fast mail line
MEUCCI, Antonio (1808 - 1889). Italian inventor of the telephone. Meuccis telephone. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci
Secret Toad-Headed Agama - dispays its collar when being disturbed - sand dunes - desert (Phrynocephalus mystaceus Pallas). Caspian sea shore - Turkmenistan. April
Secret Toad-Headed Agama - dispays being disturbed - sand dunes - desert (Phrynocephalus mystaceus Pallas). Caspian sea shore - Turkmenistan. Spring - April
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
Eastern Telegraph Company, Malta -- a spacious room with equipment and staff. Date: circa 1898
Postcard advertisement, Transelektro, Budapest, HungaryPostcard advertisement for Transelektro, electrical manufacturers, Budapest, Hungary. Date: circa 1960s
Watchroom at Fire Brigade HQ, SouthwarkWatchroom at Metropolitan Fire Brigade headquarters in Southwark Bridge Road, with men manning the switchboard and monitoring the fire alarm control board where calls for assistance were received
The Communication Trench by Bruce BairnsfatherThe Communication Trench PROBLEM - Whether to walk along the top and risk it, or do another mile of this A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander Date: 1916
British soldiers digging a trench, Western Front, WW1British soldiers digging a communication trench through what was once Delville Wood on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916
Tallulah Bankhead and Leslie Howard in Her Cardboard LoverTallulah Bankhead and Leslie Howard appearing in in Her Cardboard Lover at the Lyric Theatre, London in 1928. Date: 1928
Naval Signal Flags - Greeting - Christmas Postcard. The translation of this flag series translates as: Keep a Bright. Look Forward (signalled by International code). Date: circa 1910s
The Communication Trench. With the British Army on the Western Front - published in 1916 for Tatler and Sphere.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963)
NFS dispatch rider training, WW2A firewoman dispatch rider under instruction
Women of the Auxiliary Fire Service using a telephone, WW2Women of the Auxiliary Fire Service using a telephone
London Fire Brigade control room at headquarters. Officers work at computer stations to coordinate fire and rescue operations
Greater London Council (GLC)-LFB Press ConferenceThe Leader of the GLC (standing), Paddy Henry, Chairman of the GLCs Fire Brigades Committee (to his left) and Joe Milner, Chief Officer of the LFB (far right)
London Fire Brigade street fire alarm and telephone pointIn 1904 the Metropolitan Fire Brigade changed its name to the London Fire Brigade. Less than one year later it was possible for crews to call in to Southwark Headquarters from a remote point
World Champion Typist - Albert TangoraAlbert Tangora (1903 1978) set the world speed record for sustained typing on a manual keyboard for one hour, 147 words per minute, on October 22, 1923
Italian Fiat 15 Ter chassis with photoelectric unit, WW1An Italian Fiat 15 Ter chassis with an auto-photoelectric unit attached, in use during the First World War. Date: 1915
Metropolitan Police headphones and radio
TSF WWII, FranceTSF position in France to intercept transmissions during World War II
Abu Simbel, Egypt - Cartouche of Rameses IIAbu Simbel, Cartouche of Rameses II, " One powerful of truth is Ra, he whom Ra has chosen.". Photograph by Lionel Coate"
Battle of Cambrai 1917British soldiers of the 51st Division crossing a German communication trench moving forward to the attack near Ribecourt during the Battle of Cambrai on the Western Front in France during World War I
Wartime Messenger DogA soldier writes a message to give back to a French messenger dog on the Western Front in Belgium during World War I in 1917
The Bloksberg TrystUndated handwritten text regarding and colour illustration of The Bloksberg Tryst. HPF/5C/52
Fire Brigade telephoneAn emergency telephone for contacting the fire brigade, housed in a glass case. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
S. F. Cody and War KiteSamuel Franklin Cody, British- American aviator and inventor of the famous war kite, an early type of aeroplane and communication device
Capture of Chipilly Ridge 1918Capture of Chipilly Ridge by the 58th (London) Division, Royal Field Artillery Signallers with heliograph etc. in a German trench captured on the previous day on the Western Front in France during
Dr Slade the spirit mediumThe trial of Henry Slade, the medium who was said to communicate with spirits by a slate board. Top sketch shows Mr G. Leis, counsel for the Prosecution and bottom image shows Professor E
Pigeon Saves the DayA broken down seaplane in the North Sea sends out a pigeon carrying an SOS message of help during the First World War
Telegraph lines crossing the Great Plains of AmericaTelegraph lines running alongside a railway track at a remote station on the Great Plains of America
When the War is Over, Maggie (1) WW1When the War is Over, Maggie -- a British soldier on the Western Front writes a letter home to his love. (1 of 3) Date: 1914-1918
When the War is Over, Maggie (2) WW1When the War is Over, Maggie -- a British soldier on the Western Front writes a letter home to his love, with a promise of marriage when he returns. (2 of 3) Date: 1914-1918
Soldier in a communication trench, WW1Soldier in a communication trench, possibly in the Middle East, during the First World War. He is Albert Auerbach of the Royal Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the Somme on 1 September 1918
Victorian Scrap - Army Field Phone. late 19th century
French Railway Alphabet - T for Telegraphe (telegraph). 19th century
Susi - on the phone. 1950s
Susi - with kitten and telephone. 1950s
Post Office Bay, AdenPost Office Bay, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s