Communications Collection (page 21)

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

Savoy Magazine 1896
Front cover of The Savoy. Date: April 1896

Boy Reading Books
A smart boy sits reading books taken from a suitcase. Date: 1940s

Loading the Mail Train
A Royal Mail train service is loaded with post bags. Date: circa 1970

Daily Mail Printing
The newspaper printing press of the Daily Mail in White City, West London. The ghostly figure of a uniformed man stands in the office. Date: 1930s

Queen Victoria Writing
Queen Victoria gazes thoughtfully whilst writing at a desk. Date: circa 1890

Girl Reading Aloud
A young girl reads a page from an old chronicle to her father and young sister

Braille Books on Shelf
A young woman holds a novel in one hand & the same novel made up of seven braille volumes in the other. Date: circa 1930s

Binding Braille Books
Binding Braille books for the blind. The large volumes each contain 100 pages. Date: circa 1930s

Training Carrier Pigeons
A German soldier with a board on his back used to train carrier pigeons to carry vital military information and news. Date: 1930s

Reading Bedtime Story
Children from Sea Point school in Birchington, Kent, listen to a bedtime story in their Shoe Villa play house. Date: 1930

Great railway strike, newspapers by aeroplane 1919
Railway strike brought aerial transport even more to the front than usual, daily newspapers and mail were delivered, even at the very beginning of the strike, almost at normal times. October 1919

Reading W / Book Machine
A man uses a circular contraption to read books, enabling him to move between volumes with ease. Date: 1588

Mail Editorial Team / 1950
An editorial meeting at the Daily Mail, presided over by editor Guy Schofield (centre). Date: 1950s

Punch Congratulates Iln
Mr Punch congratulates Madame Illustrated London News on attaining her jubilee, and being younger than ever ! Date: 21 May 1892

Planning Newspaper Pages
Two editors plan the layout of a page (Daily Mail?). Date: 1950s

First Page Proof (Paper)
The night editor of the Daily Mail inspects the first page proof direct from the stone. Date: 1950s

Barnabys Box Files
An employee of Barnabys Picture Library shows a visitor his way around the collection. The prints are kept in boxes on shelves, which you can see here. Date: 1960s

Manuscript Letter T
A knight on horseback rides over the letter T Date: circa 10th century

Bar-Lock Typewriter Ad
Advertisement implying that one Royal Bar-Lock typewriter will do the work of six pen- pushing clerks Date: 1890s

Ancient Arab Library
Arab scholars at work in a library; probably in Istanbul Date: circa 16th century

Manchester Free Library
Exterior view of the Manchester Free Library Date: 1851

Recording New Guinea
New Guinea : Frank Hurley records the native speech of the Aramia people Date: 1924

She Writes a Letter
She re-reads the letter she has just written Date: 1914

Egyptian Public Scribe
A public scribe sets his hookah aside while he attends to his client in the streets of Cairo Date: 1849

Gazette Du Village
La Gazette du Village : During the Crimean War, a mounted newsman tells the inhabitants of a French village what is going on in the wide world. Date: 1855

Semaphore, Royal Navy
The semaphore on HMS Camperdown of the Royal Navy works fine in daylight with good visibility. Date: circa 1895

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