Listening Collection (page 5)

Amateur photographers stand on car, Manchester Air Show
Two amateur photographers stand on their car, and a man tunes his radio to listen in, as they attend the then annual Manchester Air Show at Barton Aerodrome, Eccles. Date: circa 1980

Workers listen to speaker at a rally in Eccles, Manchester
Workers listen to a speaker at a rally in Eccles, Manchester. In the background is an amusing advertising poster. Date: circa 1980

Cartoon, Theres a German in the next bed, WW1
Cartoon, Theres a German in the next bed. A French soldier needs to ask the nurse for the chamber pot, but doesn t want the German to hear him in case its sensitive information

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a dog who stole eggs
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a black retriever who stole eggs and ate them, seen here in his normal listening position, a picture of innocence. Date: 1927

French veterans listen to a WW1 soldier
A military circle in Paris. French veterans from another war listen to a First World War soldier tell them about the current conflict. Date: 1916

Cartoon, Ancient Music, by James Gillray. Showing King George III and Queen Charlotte listening to music. Others present include Charles James Fox and William Pitt. Date: 1787

An interesting story, Les Images en Musique
A man fishing reads an interesting story from his book, while his dog barks at a fish, illustration in Les Images en Musique

Studio portrait, little boy on the phone
Studio portrait of a little boy on the phone. Date: circa 1960s

Concert in the War Zone for soldiers and others, France, WW1
Concert in the War Zone for the boys in khaki and blue. British soldiers, nurses and others listen to an open air concert in the shade of trees, somewhere in France. Date: 1915

A French Sentry and his War Dog on Duty
An outpost on duty in France with a French war dog, which acted as an extra pair of ears while on sentry duty. Date: 1915

Selector portable wireless advertisement, 1929
Advertisement for the Selector Quality Portable featuring Mr Derek Oldham and Miss Winnie Melville listening intently from the comfort of a hammock and garden chair. Date: 1929

Listening for counter-mining in the First World War
A French officer of engineers in a mine-gallery, listening for German counter-mining with special drums and microphones. A very delicate operation. Date: 1917

A pastor gives a sermon
Slide showing a group of people listening to a pastor give a sermon. Part of Box 366. Relates to the set of slides 2012.392 to 2012.402 Date: circa 1900

Boy scouts on Tuvalu, Gilbert Islands, Pacific
Boy scouts listening to their leader on Tuvalu, Gilbert Islands, Pacific. Date: 1979

Lectures at the Front, WW1
A lecture on scouting by a British officer in a small theatre behind the firing line on the Western Front. The audience, comprising British officers

German delegates listen to peace terms after WW1
The Fate of the German Empire. The German delegates listen to the reading of the Peace Terms. They are: Dr Melchior; Herr Leinert (President of the Assembly), Dr Landsberg (Minister of Justice)

The Lotus Club - London Supper Club - Singer performing
The supper room of the Lotus Club in London the club members and guests are enjoying a fine dinner while listening to a special guest singer (right)

Clock striking midday, Berne, Switzerland
People in the street, listening to the 16th century clock striking midday, in Berne, Switzerland

French scout using walkie talkie
A French scout using a walkie talkie with an aerial

Funnygraph. Edwardian humour with clown and a dog listening to a phonograph. Date: 1903

WW1 cartoon - Family Knitting
Great-Grandmama (ferociously to the family circle). " When I think of all the trouble that that Kaiser has brought into Europe, I could box his ears

LCC-London Fire Brigade training in use of telephone
LCC-London Fire Brigade training recruits in taking messages over the telephone, at Lambeth HQ

Marie Somers in Trafalgar Square, C. 1915
Belgian nurse Marie Somers (here called Margaret Somers), known as the angel of Antwerp, addressing a recruiting rally in Trafalgar Square, London, c. 1915

Cruikshank, The Gin Shop, plate 11
This is the text which the good pastor chose, And the light on the soul of the drunkard arose, As he sat in the church, to which one Sabbath-day, Along with his wife he had taken his way

The joys of Listening patrol. ELP AM CATCHED ON THIS ------------ BARBED ----WIRE. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

Record sleeve, 1920s
A record sleeve for the music label His Masters Voice, featuring an illustration showing a lady about to play a record on her gramophone

Children at Aldeburgh Festival Rehearsal 1962
Unidentified children listening to the rehearsal for the Choral and Orchestral Concert held at the Aldeburgh Parish Church (24 June), Aldeburgh Festival 1962. Date: 1962

The Pianola Piano advertisement, WW1
Advertisement for the Pianola Piano, depicting a lady at the keyboard surrounded by appreciative army officers for, in times of anxiety (it)

Wireless enthusiasts who got engaged to be married
Couple sitting back to back sharing a pair of headphones while listening to the wireless. 1926

Bonzo finds the bedtime story too much for him
Bonzo finds the bedtime story on the radio too much for him, and he bursts out crying. Date: 1923

Woman and Cupid listening to music. Date: 20th century

Man listening to a radio
Man sitting in an armchair, listening to a large radio. Date: circa 1930s

Lifeboatmen, c1870
Three lifeboatmen scan the horizon for seafarers in peril. Date: c.1870

Listening In by Muriel Dawson -- a little boy sits on a chair, listening to the ticking of a pocket watch. Date: 1930

Cartoon, Studies in Leakage, or how the great secret of the Conference was given away. Showing how news of a Buckingham Palace Conference on Irish Home Rule was leaked to the press. Date: July 1914

Advert for Pianola Piano 1914
The ever-seasonable Pianola Piano. Pre-programmed music recorded on a roll. 1914

Man and woman with radio equipment
A man and a woman sit with radio equipment, including earphones, clearly enjoying what they are hearing

Listening to the guns of deliverance in invaded France 1916
Stricken populations of invaded France, hiding behind bushes and a fallen wall, a frightened family listening to the guns and whirr of the aeroplanes, coming nearer every day. 1916

Amateur wireless hobbyists
Two amateur wireless hobbyists listening on their headphones

A Christmas Story, by C. Rebel Stanton
A colour illustration showing a young couple flirting oblivious to the the animated story teller who is entertaining the rest of the group. Date: 29th November 1929

Evelyn Laye listening to music in 1923
Evelyn Laye (1900 - 1996), English theatre and musical film actress, listening to music with headphones. Here in a title role in " Merry Widow" at Daly s. Date: 1923

Gramophone Girls
Three girls (nurses or shop girls?) in matching hats, listening to the latest 78s on their gramophone on a pebbly beach. Date: early 1930s

Pretty French girl putting a shell to her ear to hear the sounds of the sea. Date: 1943

Library of Congress Mural - Miltons Comus
Washington DC, USA - Mural - Poetry Series by Henry Oliver Walker (1843-1929). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Miltons Comus. Listening to the ladys song. Date: 1920

Orators Corner (Speakers Corner) - Hyde Park, London Date: circa 1940

Young Egyptian woman holding an amphora
An extremely odd artistic photographic postcard showing a young Egyptian woman holding an amphora close to her naked breast

A V2 on display in Trafalgar Square
A V-2 on display in Trafalger Square with a crowd listening to a speech by Clement Atlee at the beginning of Thanksgiving Saving Week. 15 September 1945. Date: 1945

Miniature n 2 of the Breviculum, reduced version
" Miniature n 2 of the " Breviculum", reduced version of Ramon Llulls works made by Tom᳠ Le My賩 er

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