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Background imageSignal Collection: Union Pacific Streamliner train, City of Los Angeles

Union Pacific Streamliner train, City of Los Angeles
Union Pacific Streamliner luxury train, named the City of Los Angeles, operating between Chicago and Los Angeles in just under 42 hours. Date: circa 1937

Background imageSignal Collection: Female Contortionist

Female Contortionist
The female contortionist, inside a suitcase, gives the thumbs up signal to show that she is okay. She is carried off by a man who told her it was a trick. Silly girl Date: 1960s

Background imageSignal Collection: White Star Line - RMS Britannic, launch at Belfast

White Star Line - RMS Britannic, launch at Belfast - Signal series real photo postcard of Titanic's younger sister Britannic being launched in Belfast on 26 February 1914. Date: 1914

Background imageSignal Collection: Two boy scouts on an outdoor activity, Mauritius

Two boy scouts on an outdoor activity, Mauritius, signalling with a flag

Background imageSignal Collection: Steam locomotive at Scout Green, near Tebay, Cumbria

Steam locomotive at Scout Green, near Tebay, Cumbria, well known for its steep gradient. circa 1960s

Background imageSignal Collection: Smoke Signal Statue, Pioneer Park, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Smoke Signal Statue, Pioneer Park, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Smoke Signal Statue, dedicated to the Nebraska Indian, Pioneer Park, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Date: 1941

Background imageSignal Collection: WW2 - ARP man with horse and flashlight

WW2 - ARP man with horse and flashlight wishing the recipient of this card a Happy Birthday. Note the helmet on the horse and the black and white legwear on both horse and watchman

Background imageSignal Collection: Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCAK). Krakow

Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCAK). Krakow
Poland. Krakow. Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCAK). Built by Claudio Nardi and Leonard Maria Proli, 2001, on the old factory of Oskar Schlinder. Exterior

Background imageSignal Collection: Bohemian Court Chancery. 18th century. Facade. Vienna

Bohemian Court Chancery. 18th century. Facade. Vienna
Austria. Vienna. Bohemian Court Chancery. 1709-1714. Built by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656-1723) and extended by Matthias Gerl between 1751 and 1754

Background imageSignal Collection: Level Crossing 1940S

Level Crossing 1940S
The railway level crossing and signal box outside Hampton Court Station, Surrey, England. Date: 1940s

Background imageSignal Collection: Erwin Rommel / Signal 1942

Erwin Rommel / Signal 1942
ERWIN ROMMEL German general in the desert in 1942 Date: 1891 - 1944

Background imageSignal Collection: International code of Signals flags and House Flags

International code of Signals flags and House Flags. circa 1910

Background imageSignal Collection: Visit to Madeira - Funchal Beach and Signal Tower

Visit to Madeira - Funchal Beach and Signal Tower
Black and white lantern slide of the Funchal Beach with several pairs of ox harnessed to wooden work equipment and the Funchal signal tower in the background - Visit to Madeira

Background imageSignal Collection: Signalling equipment on the Western Front, WW1

Signalling equipment on the Western Front, WW1
The 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

Background imageSignal Collection: French and German girl guides at camp, France

French and German girl guides at camp, France
French and German girl guides at a three-week friendship camp in an area of mountains and trees near Crocq, La Creuse, Limousin, Central France

Background imageSignal Collection: A Certificate from the Overseas Club in 1916

A Certificate from the Overseas Club in 1916. Inscribed A Signal Wish from the School Children of the Empire who sent Christmas Gifts to Our Brave Soldiers and Sailors

Background imageSignal Collection: Two British soldiers in a trench, WW1

Two British soldiers in a trench, WW1
Two British soldiers in a trench on the Western Front during World War One, waiting for the signal to attack. Date: circa 1916

Background imageSignal Collection: Signal Hill Oil Field and Long Beach, California, USA

Signal Hill Oil Field and Long Beach, California, USA
Signal Hill Oil Field on the horizon, with Long Beach in the foreground, California, USA. Date: 20th century

Background imageSignal Collection: Naval Signal Flags - Greeting - Christmas Postcard

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

Background imageSignal Collection: Horseracing - Waiting for the Starters Signal

Horseracing - Waiting for the Starters Signal Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSignal Collection: Italian Fiat 15 Ter chassis with photoelectric unit, WW1

Italian Fiat 15 Ter chassis with photoelectric unit, WW1
An Italian Fiat 15 Ter chassis with an auto-photoelectric unit attached, in use during the First World War. Date: 1915

Background imageSignal Collection: Admiral Beatty and Flag-Captain Chatfield

Admiral Beatty and Flag-Captain Chatfield
Admiral of the Fleet Sir David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871-1936) and Admiral of the Fleet Alfred Ernle Montacute Chatfield

Background imageSignal Collection: Conway Castle and railway, Conwy, North Wales

Conway Castle and railway, Conwy, North Wales
Back view of a train passing under an arch into Conway railway station, Conwy, North Wales. The arch has been cut through part of the original wall of Conway (Conwy) Castle

Background imageSignal Collection: Japanese Vice-Admiral Togo and Signal men

Japanese Vice-Admiral Togo and Signal men. Heihachiro, Marquis Togo (1838 - 1934) - Japanese naval commander whose defeat of the Russian fleet at Tsushima (in May 1905 - interestingly)

Background imageSignal Collection: Capture of Chipilly Ridge 1918

Capture of Chipilly Ridge 1918
Capture 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

Background imageSignal Collection: Waterloo Station Signal Box, London, 1936

Waterloo Station Signal Box, London, 1936
Photograph showing the then-new electric signal box installed at Waterloo Station, London, in 1936

Background imageSignal Collection: Steam Train at Churston Station

Steam Train at Churston Station on the Brixham Branchline, Devon

Background imageSignal Collection: Steam train at Acton, West London

Steam train at Acton, West London, on the Great Western Railway. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSignal Collection: French Railway Alphabet - C

French Railway Alphabet - C for Cantonnier (trackman). 19th century

Background imageSignal Collection: French Railway Alphabet - A

French Railway Alphabet - A for Aiguilleur (signalman or pointsman). 19th century

Background imageSignal Collection: Ceuta from signal station

Ceuta from signal station - Black and white view from high inland over buildings towards lakes. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSignal Collection: Signal Station

Signal Station - Black and white signal station on mountain peak Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSignal Collection: Signal Station Gibraltar

Signal Station Gibraltar - Black and white rock/sea Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSignal Collection: Signalisation - signals

Signalisation - signals
Navigational signals, road and train signs. Date: 1930

Background imageSignal Collection: Railway station, Delanson, Schenectady County, NY State, USA

Railway station, Delanson, Schenectady County, NY State, USA
Railway station (Delaware and Hudson line), Delanson, Schenectady County, New York State, USA. circa 1910

Background imageSignal Collection: Down Road, Signal Hill, Wilberforce, Sierra Leone, Africa

Down Road, Signal Hill, Wilberforce, Sierra Leone, Africa
The Down Road, Signal Hill, Wilberforce, near Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920

Background imageSignal Collection: U. S. Lease and Lend Equipment Reaches Midlands

U. S. Lease and Lend Equipment Reaches Midlands
Photograph:U. S. Lease and Lend Equipment Reaches Midlands. American Lease and Lend equipment including sperry projectors artillery, (Anti-Aircraft)

Background imageSignal Collection: Gibraltar - The Signal Station

Gibraltar - The Signal Station. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSignal Collection: ANCXF Signal Office, Minden, Germany

ANCXF Signal Office, Minden, Germany
Man working in the ANCXF (Allied Naval Commander Expeditionary Force) Signal Office, Minden, Germany, August 1945, at the end of the Second World War. 1945

Background imageSignal Collection: The Safety of Londons Underground and Tube Railways

The Safety of Londons Underground and Tube Railways
Automatic devices for preventing accidents: the safety of Londons Underground and Tube Railways. How the element of danger from human error or illness is eliminated by mechanical means

Background imageSignal Collection: Cabot Tower - St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador

Cabot Tower - St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador
Cabot Tower is a tower in St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador, situated on Signal Hill. Construction of the tower began in 1898 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of John Cabots discovery of

Background imageSignal Collection: New Moshi railway line, East Africa

New Moshi railway line, East Africa
Tracks on the New Moshi railway, Tanga Moshi line, East Africa (now in Tanzania). 1916

Background imageSignal Collection: Cartoon, New Bridge from Sparkbrook to Smallheath

Cartoon, New Bridge from Sparkbrook to Smallheath
Cartoon, The New Bridge from Sparkbrook to Smallheath (Small Heath), Birmingham. Dr Hugh Thomas and Labourer Tipper. 1888

Background imageSignal Collection: USA - Showing The Narrows St. John s

USA - Showing The Narrows St. John s
USA - Showing The Narrows St. Johns - Showing The Narrows St. John s. The Narrows, the only entrance to St. Johns Harbour, Newfoundland, is a narrow channel between the Southside and Signal hills

Background imageSignal Collection: London and North Western Railway - Signal Boxes, Old & New

London and North Western Railway - Signal Boxes, Old & New
London and North Western Railway - Signal Boxes, Old and New methods. Date: 1908

Background imageSignal Collection: Signal Station, Hong Kong, circa 1880s

Signal Station, Hong Kong, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageSignal Collection: Occupied Germany - German children sent packing

Occupied Germany - German children sent packing from a signal Office run by occupying forces. Date: 1946

Background imageSignal Collection: Railway enthusiast couple in Essex

Railway enthusiast couple in Essex
The Station Master, one half of a railway enthusiast couple in Essex, looks down the tracks before allowing the train to depart. Date: 1960s



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