Communications Collection (page 20)

Ancient radio receiver. Brand Invicta

Italy. Rome. Appian Way. 312 BC. Initiated by the censor Appius Claudius and completed by Augustus. Connected Rome with Brindisi

Telephone service in Madrid. Central office. Colored engraving, 1886

Telephone central office. Switching room and telephonists. Milan. Italy. Engraving. Coloured

Ostia Antica. The Decumanus Maximus. Detail of the paving on a roman road. Italy

Rome. The Appian Way
Roman Art. The Appian Way, connecting Rome to Brindisi and Apulia. Republic era. 312 B.C. Rome. Italy

World War I. Telephone in a trench
FIRST WORLD WAR (1914-1918). Telephone set in a trench. (France, 1915)

Mail-coach entering an inn
A Mail-coach drawn by four horses, ten minutes behind. Date: 19th century

Common printing press, 1811
Common hand printing press in 1811 Date: 1811

Little girl on the telephone on a Valentine card -- Hello! Yes I ll be your Valentine. Date: early 20th century

Christmas card, Robins posting Christmas Greetings. 20th century

Boy Posting Letter - Hope this reaches you. early 20th century

Police officers at work in communications room
Police officers, male and female, at work in a Met Police communications room. Date: circa early 1970s

Woman police officer at work in communications room
Woman police officer at work in front of a computer screen in a Met Police communications room. Date: circa late 1970s

Two women police officers working at Kingston police station. One of them is looking after a little girl, while the other is on the telephone. Date: circa early 1970s

Japan - Rural Postman delivering the mail by rickshaw
Japan, Rural Postman delivering the mail by rickshaw. Date: 1908

Alexandria, Egypt - The Semaphore - Fort Mex. Date: circa 1905

Male and female police officers in Westminster, London
Male and female police officers (Sue Maudsley on the left) in Westminster, central London, with Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in the background

Woman police officer on telephone in a London street
Woman police officer on the telephone of a police public call post in a London street. Date: circa 1960s

Two women police officers on duty in London
Two women police officers on duty in a London street, one of them on a police telephone reading from a notebook, the other one (Annette Payne) in the background with a member of the public

Cherubs posting letter on a Christmas card
Cherubs posting a letter on a three-dimensional Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Bedtime Story
Mother (the one in the rather tasteless dressing gown with a bouffant hairdo), reads a bedtime story to her enthralled son. Date: 1960s

Three Interpreters
Men of many words: These three Belgian exhibition guides have helped hundreds of visitors at the Liege Exhibition, being able to speak seven languages! Date: 1930

tapping Telephone Line
French soldiers tapping telephone wires and listening into conversations at Geneva Junction to hear how disarmament proposals will affect them. Date: early 1920s

Pigeon Post
A German soldier with a carrier pigeon, used for delivering messages during warfare. Date: 1930s

Neon Tube Oscillator
A Neon Tube Rhythmic Oscillator, an ingenious instrument to enable testing of telephonic equipment to be carried out direct from the telephone exchange. Date: March 1933

Berlin Radio Exhibition
At the Berlin Wireless Exhibition, a man in a suit studies a selection of large valves, created for a new wireless station in Berlin. Date: early 1930s

The Reichstag Library, which escaped the fire which gutted the building in February 1933. Date: early 1930s

Barnabys Shelves
Shelves of box files, arranged in subject order at Barnabys Picture Library. Date: 1980s

TELEPHONE TALKIE
An engineer testing the latest telephones, due to be shown at the Physical Societys Annual exhibition of scientific instruments at Imperial College, London, England. Date: early 1930s

Country Post Office
The Postmistress of North Ballachulish, Scotland, stands at the door of her office, holding her dog. Date: 1926

Boy Keeping a Diary
A ten-year-old English boy keeps a wartime diary during World War Two. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)

Scouts / Telegraphy 20C
Two boy scouts using wireless telegraphy in a rural setting. Date: early 20th century

Telephone Exchange 1883
Five women working on a telephone exchange. Date: 1883

Post Office Sorting 1904
The General Post Office, St Martin s-Le-Grand, London: Foreign Mail Sorting Room. (1 of 2) Date: 1904

Lady Writing Letter 16C
A lady writes a letter. Date: start of 16th century

Post Office in Shop
In country districts, the Post Office is often part of the village store. Date: 1878

Post Office in Shop 2
In rural districts, the Post Office is often part of the village store. Date: 1871

French Post Box
A Parisienne posts a letter in a public letter box, and a gent hurries up hoping he hasn t missed the post, while the postman waits to make his collection. Date: circa 1818

Thurn & Taxis Mailcoach
Mail coaches of the Thurn & Taxis mail service at Frankfurt, Germany. Date: circa 1830

Woman Falls Asleep
An elderly woman falls asleep whilst reading an obviously unentertaining book. Date: 1930s

Women Reads Book
A young girl wearing round glasses sits reading a book. She rests her chin on her hand. Date: 1940s

Addressing a Parcel
If you have occasion to write an address on a parcel, it will prove much easier and less prone to error if it is written in pencil first. Date: 1940s

Radio for the Blind
This radio has been developed for blind people to make at home. They follow the diagram and instructions which are written in braille. Date: 1930s

Woman Reading / 1960S
A young woman reads at home Date: 1972

German Post Office
A rather formidable looking well-to-do lady demands service at a German post office. The manager looks displeased and his assistant wisely keeps his head down. Date: circa 1900

Stamp Fair 1930S
A stamp fair in France; a girl looking at the sets of stamps for sale. Date: 1930s

LITTLE WIDE AWAKE BOOK
Cover of Little Wide Awake, possibly illustrated by Kate Greenaway. Date: 1880

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