Signal Collection (page 8)

The Camden Town railway: the Great Northern Railway viaduct
The viaduct of the Camden Town railway crossing the Direct York railway, as viewed from the bridge at the upper end of Maiden Lane, London in 1851. Copenhagen Fields can be seen on the horizon

British signal station on railway track, Western Front, WW1
A British signal station of three men, set up on a railway track, using a daylight lamp, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldier in trench with signal rockets, WW1
A British soldier in a trench on the Western Front in France during World War One, with rockets used for signalling. Date: circa 1916

How the busiest junction in England is worked: electrical devices which protect the passenger from danger on the District Railway. Showing the newly completed Earls Court underground station, London

Menace of Cloudland by G. H. Davis
Cumulo-nimbus -- the menace of Cloudland. Majestic masses which were a danger signal to aircraft during the Second World War

How wireless waves guide aeroplanes during bad visibility
Method of directing the pilots of aircraft flying to and from Croydon has been revolutioned by the Marconi directional visual beacon station erected at croydon. WWII

Landing aircraft in fog by G. H. Davis
The dot and dash radio beam system of landing aircraft in fog: a method which prevented many accidents during the Second World War. Date: 1945

Modern methods of sea rescue by G. H. Davis
Modern methods of sea rescue during the Second World War: day and night detection devices. Date: 1941

Catching a German spy
A German spy is caught in the act while signalling by lamp at night from a French house. A British Provost-Marshal, in charge of military police in a French town

Athletics event for under-elevens, Seaford, Sussex
An athletics event, a 100-yard sprint for under-elevens at Seaford, East Sussex. The boys stand ready for the starting signal. Date: 1934

Signal Hill Oil Field at night, California, USA, with Long Beach visible in the distance. Date: circa 1938

LMS steam engine and carriages
An LMS (London, Midland and Scottish) steam engine pulling carriages. Date: circa 1930s

Steam engine in a station

View of trains leaving London Bridge Station
View of trains leaving Platforms 9 and 10 of London Bridge Station, with passenger carriages on the left, and cargo trucks on the right. Date: 20th century

People on a railway track alongside a train
People on a railway track alongside a halted train. Date: circa 1930s

A French messenger dog delivers an important signal from Hea
A photograph of three French soldiers, who do not appear to be wearing an official uniform, reading a message that has been delivered in the collar of a dog. 1916

Trainee Traffic Police
A group of British traffic policeman learning hand signals in a training yard. Date: early 1930s

Bridgetown & Gun Hill Signal Station, Barbados, West Indies
Broad Street, the Marine Hotel and Fiarchild Street with part of Carlisle Bay, Bridgetown & Gun Hill Signal Station, Barbados, West Indies. Date: circa 1901

Wood Green and Alexandra Park Station, London
A marvellous postcard looking down on Wood Green and Alexandra Park Station, London (now called Alexandra Palace Railway Station). Date: circa 1905

Tamboers Kloof from Signal Hill, Cape Town, South Africa
A view of Tamboerskloof, a neighbourhood of Cape Town, South Africa. It lies on the slopes of Lions Head and Signal Hill (from where this shot was taken)

Three boys on a desert island attract a passing ship using their robes and spears as signal flags. Date: 1898

Admiralty Pier, Dover, Kent, England Date: circa 1906

International system of flag signalling - German postcard, including a section of storm signals (lower section). Date: circa 1910s

Andover Railway Station, Hampshire Date: circa 1910s

The Nelson Centenary celebration - Trafalgar Square - October 21st 1905. Horatio Lord Nelson died during the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805. Date: 1905

The Coronation Naval Review - Spithead - Royal Yacht Surprise passes HMS Superb on 15th June 1953. Date: 1953

HMS Magnificent - Royal Navy Battleship (1895-1921). Date: circa 1910s

Lighthouse at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Lighthouse on the East Jetty (Harbour Wall) at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France Date: circa 1903

Soviet QSL card - plaque on Venus
A commemorative card from a Soviet Radio Station (a QSL card) commemorating the sending of a plaque bearing a portrait of Lenin to the Planet Venus

On my signal - Painting by Andrew McGeachy
On my signal - an early monoplane awaiting taxi and takeoff. The ground crew awaiting the final signal from the pilot. Date: circa 1910

Travelling of the Future: the White Moon Liner Castor and Pollux awaiting the signal to alight. Original fine pencil drawing (38cm x 28.5cm) reproduced in Flight 19 May 1921. Roderic Hill drawing

Republic SD-3 surveillance drone of the US Army Signal Corps

Signal station on Elk Mountain, Md. overlooking battle-field of Antietam. Date photographed Oct. 1862, printed later

Zugspitze with signal station, Upper Bavaria, Germany. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Enlist in the Signal Corps - Receive a technical education free. Poster showing a man in uniform with electrical equipment. Date 1919

View of the town and harbour of San Francisco, California from the Signal Hill

The Signal Corps trains men for telegraph, telephone, radio. There is in your locality a US Army recruiting office. US Army Signal Corps recruiting poster showing a map of the world with lines of

London Sea Scouts in semaphore display
London Sea Scouts in a semaphore signalling display at Hyde Park. They are signalling the letter C, meaning Ready. 1947

Sea Ranger Girls, 1939
Sea Ranger girls, part of the River Emergency Service during World War Two, seen putting their flag waving signals into action. Date: 1939

The interior of a signal office somewhere in France
" C est la Guerre, mais ce n est pas magnifique - The interior of a signal " office" somewhere in France. - Time: 2am" The wretched look on this signallers face speaks volumes

The Wreck of the Titanic - page from the Sphere
Page from the Sphere which reported in great detail on the sinking of the Titanic. Top part of the page shows the wireless telegraph message with the SOS and CQD signals

Sea Scouts receiving signals by flag. October 1935

Sea Scouts signal lamp training
Sea Scouts undergoing signal lamp training. circa 1944

Arrival of the royal couple at Antwerp, 1858
The arrival of newly weds Crown Prince Frederick William(1831-1888) and Victoria(Vicky) Princess Royal of Great Britain(1840-1901) at Antwerp, Belgium

Communications Palmin 1
Roman soldiers passing messages via signal fires

Our Local Express (2 / 2)
A satirical look at an express train service (2/2 - see 10425389). 1907

The Signal by Harry Rowntree
A small, rather terrified-looking boy scout holds his staff aloft in the signal for enemy in large numbers although the enemy in this case is a gaggle of curious geese. 1911

Our Local Express (1 / 2)
A satirical look at an express train service (1/2 10429191). 1907

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