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The Voice that filled the Albert Hall by H. M. BatemanIllustration by H. M. Bateman showing a buxom, matronly singer hitting a high note in the Albert Hall. Her voice is so loud (or bad)
Canadian gunners, Battle of Vimy Ridge, France, WW1Canadian gunners firing a 6 inch Howitzer during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, northern France, during the First World War. Date: April 1917
Traffic Accident GroupA Metropolitan Police Traffic Accident Group, consisting of two Triumph motorcycles and one Wolseley 6/110 motor car, fitted with radio transmitter and loudspeaker
F H Butler (Vanity Fair)FRANK HEDGES BUTLER, noted balloonist, looks down from the hot air balloon basket he is riding in and prepares to speak through his megaphone
Preparing loudspeaker for FA Cup Final, Wembley StadiumPreparing loudspeaker for FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium Date: 1946
MOURNING FOR MOSESWhen Moses dies, he is mourned by the Israelites with loud lamentations, rending of garments and anointing of heads with dust
Avro Vulcan B. 2Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan B.2, at an airshow, displaying the howl generators! (Resonance in the intakes, in certain conditions, generates a very loud howl)
Switzerland - Alpenhorn (Alphorn) - a very long valveless wooden wind instrument played like a horn - used for signalling in the Alps. Date: circa 1910s
Advertisement for Western Electric wireless receiving apparatus showing a family listening to a loud speaker which was the same as used at the opening ceremony of the British Empire Exhibition in
Advert for Sterling Premax hornless loud speaker, 1925 Date: 1925
Advert for Sterling Primax hornless loud speaker, 1925 Date: 1925
Advert for Amplon wireless loud speaker, a product of the House of Graham, London, 1925 Date: 1925
WW2 - Orders by means of the Ardente Loud HailerCaptain to Captain - The Commander of a Corvette at Sea giving orders by means of the Ardente " Loud Hailer, " which has a remarkable Acoustic Range 1941
Entrance to Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado, USAEntrance to Clear Creek Canyon, Golden, Colorado, USA, from Castle Rock Mountain scenic incline railway. Date: circa 1920
Musical terms up to date - Fortissimo - very loud1903
NOISE POLLUTION TESTERThis man measures noise pollution - street traffic, excessively loud speakers, motor vehicles, machinery etc, at the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington. Date: 5 October 1932
EDISONS TELEPHONE 1879Edisons loud-speaking telephone. Date: 1879
BELLS / EDISONS T-PHONESGraham Bells first telephone, hand telephone and long- distance telephone, shown alongside Edisons transmitter, and loud speaking phone. Date: late 19th century
HYDE PARK DEMOSuffragettes speaking at a Hyde Park demonstration. Date: 14 July 1912
SEALYHAM / LOUD N CLEARROWANEDGE LOUD N CLEAR Owned by Porter. Date: 1977
Cartoon, music of Richard Wagner -- young Mr Softly has something important to say, so Miss Ethel asks Lucy to play some Wagner, which ought to prevent her from overhearing! Date: 1895
Chinese Emperor Wu Wang creates loud explosionsChinese Emperor Yeou Wang (Zhou Dynasty) alarms his enemies with loud explosions. Date: circa 781 - 771 BC
First and Second Impressions by H. M. BatemanThe Majors speaking voice was simply charming. Maisie was rapidly succumbing to its spell. Until one day she heard him use it on parade! Cartoon by H. M
Angel with trumpet on a greetings card: Let the bright seraphim in burning row, Their loud uplifted angel trumpets blow (words by John Milton, set to music by Handel in his oratorio, Samson)
Peter Hugo with a clownPeter Hugo (Prince Charles lookalike) with a clown. Date: circa 1980s
Coreopsis Geese - natives of Australia, the ones here were kept as pets at Hale, Cheshire, England. They are pugnacious and utter loud grunts deep than a pig! Date: 1950s
The coming of the Loud speakerPhotograph of a loud speaker being used at Stamford Bridge football stadium. The man seated at the table spoke into the telephone receiver
Mr Louis Napoleon Parker playing a solo on the MegaphoneMr Louis Napoleon Parker (1852-1944) " playing a solo" on the Megaphone at the Warwick Pageant of 1906 (the only way he could successfully direct a vast cast)
Angus Macpherson at Lords - changing fashionsAngus Macpherson at Lord s, 1875 and 1930. Social satire by cartoonist Patrick Bellew who shows how a young chaps flamboyant outfit of tartan trousers at Lords cricket ground in the 1870s is not
Ruined Chateau, France, 1871 St Cloud?Ruined Chateau, France, 1871 St circa loud?. Date: 1871
Palace at St Cloud pre destruction 1871 Franco-Prussian WarPalace at St circa loud pre destruction 1871 Franco-Prussian War. Date: 1871
Ruins, France, 1871 St Cloud?Ruins, France, 1871 St circa loud?. Date: 1871
Palace at St Cloud, Franco-Prussian War 1871Palace at St circa loud, Franco-Prussian War 1871. Date: 1871
Familiarising horses with the sound of music, to avoid adverse reactions during important state ceremonies. Date: circa 1960s
Tartan Frock 1826Black velvet beret with red tassel; tartan silk dress with double vandyked hem worn with a pale grey cashmere manteau or cloak with a cape collar. Date: 1826
Shakespeare / Hector(T&c)Act V, Scene III Cassandra & Andromache plead with Hector not to fight: A: " Consort with me in loud & dear petition, " Date: 1795
Cartoon, Making progress. A young woman sitting at the piano tells her friend: My voice is coming on -- I just had a complaint from the tenant on the sixth floor ! Date: 1919
Duguay-Trouin / ChasselatRENE DUGUAY-TROUIN French naval commander Date: 1673 - 1736
Charles Dickens reading to an audienceCHARLES DICKENS (1812 - 1870) Dickens reading The Story of Little Dombey at St Martins Hall in 1858. Date: 1858
Crying the Neck at Gulval, CornwallA man in the village of Gulval near Penzance, Cornwall, in September 1984, following the harvest tradition of Crying the Neck
Comparison of adjectives, learning for childrenComparison of adjectives to help children learn. Wet, wetter, wettest. Short, shorter, shortest. Etc. Date: 1930s
Pulling an Xmas crackerYoung girl anticipates the crackers loud bang as she pulls it with her brother. Artist: Millicent Sowerby Date: circa 1915
Suffragette in Snow Votes for Women. A lone suffragette holding a banner stands in the snow and ice. The caption reads, And loud that clarion voice replied
Film, wireless and gramophone in the home by G. H. DavisTalkies a self-contained cinema, gramophone and radio-set for household use, mechanism of synchrophone. Date: 1931
Illustration of a Town Crier, ringing his bell and proclaiming
The Witness Who Spoke Up by H. M. BatemanHumorous cartoon by H. M. Bateman depicting a rather vociferous witness in the stand at a court hearing, shattering the ear drums of the judge and others around him
A small dog dressed as a pilot ready for take off. He is surrounded by birds who find this hilarious. The caption reads: " What a get-up!" Date: 1928- 1929
Cuban Cigar Factory interior - Havana, Cuba. Interestingly, this postcard shows a lector (or reader) who was always employed to entertain cigar factory workers by reading books
The Old Curiosity Shop, the Punch and Judy peopleThe Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841
Street music: St Cecilias Day street scene, 1837A street scene showing the cacophony of noises to be heard on St Cecilas feast day, the patron saint of music, which falls in November
Metropolitan Police officer on horseback in a fieldA Metropolitan Police officer on horseback in a field, undergoing training. Another policeman fires a gun, to familiarise the horse with the loud noise. Date: 20th century
German heavy railway-mounted gun in action, WW1A German heavy railway-mounted gun in action during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
French Fortress gun firing towards Asiatic coast, WW1A French 9.2 inch Fortress gun firing towards the Asiatic coast during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Queen prima-donna at home, 1874Three girls plead with their musical Mamma to stop playing the piano. Date: 1874
BB-flat Bass, WurlitzerTwo BB-flat bass from the Wurlitzer range; the Professional and the Lyric, both in Mammoth size for that ear shattering tone of remarkable volume. Available in various finishes
Traffic Accident Group carA late 1940s Traffic Accident Group car, which was manned by two police officers, with two solo motorcyclists accompanying it
Howitzer 1918A 12 inch Howitzer gun firing at Louez on the Western Front in France during World War I in May 1918
A Couple stroll along the beachAn illustration accompanying an extract from Wilkie Collins book, The Law and the Lady. The caption reads: Instead of answering he burst into a fit of laughter- loud, coarse, hard laughter
Burns / Lament for JamesLAMENT FOR JAMES, EARL OF GLENCAIRN Beneath a craigy steep a Bard, Laden with years and meikle pain, In loud lament bewail d his lord
The Christmas Party Up to Date: Fairy Tales by Broadcast bChristmas parties this year will possess a new and fascinating attraction, both for young and old, in the shape of the latest wonder of wireless telephony
Penny Farthing ScrapA rider uses a loud-hailer to warn people to get out of his way
Lear / Nonsense / Tyre / LyreThere was a Young Lady of Tyre, who swept the loud chords of a lyre; at the sound of each sweep, she enraptured the deep, and enchanted the city of Tyre
Noisy neighboursA man sits alone in his living room, shaking his fists at the ceiling above, where his neighbours are having a noisy party. His newspaper has been crumpled up and thrown to the floor in disgust
Joseph Chamberlain arriving in the House of Commons, 16th MaIllustration of Joseph Chamberlain, Colonial Secretary (centre with monocle), entering the House of Commons to loud applause from the Government benches, 16 March 1903
Dollar in Trouble / 1933Americas false optimism at the time of the depression - not noticing the leak in the dollar balloon blue skies ahead are promised
The Quiet Street 1856THE QUIET STREET Even in Victorian times, the streets were loud with noises of all kinds
Satirical Fashions 1844Albert Smiths gents: loud cravats, huge tie pins, pinched waists, boys in kilts, plaid trousers, bizarre top hats, hunting pinks, sac coat with large buttons
Radiola Portable, 1924The Portable (well, sort of) RADIOLA receiver, loud speaker and amplifier
Ornate Fabrics 1924Coat in bold fabric designs by Ducharne: with a huge white fur collar or a narrow stand collar, wrap over front & concealed fastenings in both a plain & patterned fabric
MANs DRESSING GOWN 1927A brightly coloured dressing gown in a stylized floral print with green roll collar & cuffs; geometric patterned cravat & handkerchief (foulard)
Signposts of FutureTomorrows roads will be well signposted with illuminated overhead signs and loud- speakers so that even when travelling at speed you won t miss your way
Tasmanian Devil - 2(sarcophilus harrisii) The largest marsupial carnivore, nocturnal, uttering loud and devilish cries
Tasmanian Devil(sarcophilus harrisii) The largest marsupial carnivore, nocturnal, uttering loud and devilish cries
London, FutureMansion House Corner, in the City of the London, as it will be a hundred years from now, with roof-top aeroplane stations, the sky loud with the sound of flying machines
Chinese Emperor Wu Wang entertaining with gunpowderThe Chinese Emperor Wu Wang (Zhou Dynasty) uses gunpowder to make loud noises to entertain his guests
