Sound Collection

Islay Ferry
Port Askaig, a small village on the Sound, Isle of Islay Argyllshire, Scotland. Here terminates the ferry which crosses the Sound to Feolin on Jura. The Paps of Jura beyond

New Haven, Connecticut, USA - Yale University - Aerial Panoramic View. Date: circa 1930s

WW2 poster -- gas attack, with instructions on how to put on your gas mask, what to do if the gas rattles sound, and what to do if you get gassed. Date: 1940s

The Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan - The Auditorium. Opened in 1928 as a flagship movie palace in the Fox Theatres Chain. The first theatre to be designed to incorporate a speaker system for sound

Alexandra Palace, the home of the B. B. C. The large transmitt
Alexandra Palace as the home of the B.B.C television service in 1936 showing the mast and transmitting aerials for vision and sound

His Broadcast Masters Voice by George Studdy
A spoof on the famous His Masters Voice logo featuring a dog listening to a gramophone; Bonzo, the comic canine creation of George Studdy

Feline Bell-Ringers 1875
These five cats have been taught - entirely by kindness - to ring bells in sequence, though whether they themselves enjoy the sound they make is open to question

Wonders of the cinema organ by G. H. Davis
Noises played for films: wonders of the cinema organ. Thunder, shots and tom-toms controlled by an organist: a film-theatre organ that creates sound effects. Date: 1929

A View of Armadale Castle, by William Daniell
A View of Armadale Castle, Island of Sky[e], from the Sound of Slate, by William Daniell RA (1769-1837). (1 of 2) Date: 1817

A 230 Squadron RAF Short Sunderland V in Yound Sound, North Greenland, 18 August 1952. Date: 1952

Pier and Sound, Plymouth Hoe, Devon. circa 1900

Scots Witches Prepare
Excited Scottish witches dance to the sound of diabolical bagpipes before flying off to the Sabbat

How Captain Scott is attacking the South Pole
Double page spread from The Sphere, showing a map of Antarctica along with the route of Captain Scott and his team of ponies, dogs and men in their attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole

SMS Bayern sinking after being scuttled, Scapa Flow, WW1
The German battleship SMS Bayern sinking after being scuttled in Gutter Sound, Scapa Flow, Scotland after the end of the First World War. Date: 21 June 1919

Northern Scandinavian girl in traditional costume, lisening to the sound of the sea in a conch shell. Possibly a young member of the Sami People. circa 1910s

Phonograph Recording
Recording a man playing the piano using Edisons improved model phonograph

Advertisement for Son et Lumiere, Sion, Switzerland
Advertisement for a Son et Lumiere festival at Sion, Valais, Switzerland. circa 1960

Mae Busch (1891 - 1946), Australian-born actress who worked in both silent and sound films in early Hollywood

A Scottish Highland Piper. Date: circa 1940s

New Haven, Connecticut, USA - Winchester Repeating Arms
Winchester Repeating Arms Factory - New Haven, Connecticut, USA - a coastal city on Long Island Sound. Date: circa 1930s

New Haven, Connecticut, USA - Lighthouse Point. Date: circa 1930s

Recording Studio 1980
A sound engineer gets the balance right at John Wood Studios, London

Cartoon portrait, Charles Kelly, performer
Cartoon portrait, Charles Clavering Wardell Kelly (1839-1885), actor and journalist -- a sound actor. 1884

Ocean Liner in dock in Bermuda. Date: 1908

Map of Bermuda - Western Atlantic Date: circa 1907

Boer Prisoners of War landing at Bermuda
Boer Prisoners of War landing at the British Naval base on the Island of Bermuda in the Western Atlantic. During the last phase of the Boer War (1901-1902)

The Misty Isle - Skye viewed from Camasterach nr Applecross
The " Misty Isle" - The Isle of Skye, Scotland viewed from Camasterach near Applecross: looking across the Inner Sound and Crowlin Islands (on left)

Bermuda - Palms at Paget, Grasmere view and Oleanders
Bermuda - with three inset leaf-shaped images depicting: Royals Palms at Paget, the view from Grasmere and Oleanders in bloom. Date: 1912

Advertising / Food / Pasta
Gaby Pastina Gelatinosa may sound disgusting, it may look disgusting, but its frightfully good for the young, the old, the sick and the feeble

Comic postcard, Plump woman sitting on man on beach Date: 20th century

Playland, Rye, Westchester, New York State, USA
Japanese Tea House, Playland, Rye, Long Island Sound, Westchester County Park System, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1930

Vertical Aerial Photograph of Flying-Boats and Hangars a?
Vertical Aerial Photograph of Flying-Boats and Hangars at RAF Mount Batten, Plymouth Sound, Devon, UK England Aerial-Photography Date: 1942

Western Australia - Entrance To King George's Sound

Western Australia - King George's Sound

Ealing Studios Sound Studio Orchestra 1940s Date: 1940s

Saltash Viaduct Plymouth Sound

WW2 - Train Driver Watches Ahead
A photograph of a WW2 train driver looking on ahead, as signals sound for an oncoming raid. Date: circa 1944

When They Sound The Last All Clear
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for When They Sound The Last All Clear, by Hugh Charles and Louis Elton, recorded and broadcast by Vera Lynn, who can be seen in the portrait photograph

In the Courtyard, 1893, by Ricardo de Madrazo y Garreta
Ricardo de Madrazo y Garreta (1851-1917). Spanish painter. In the Courtyard, 1893. History Museum. Madrid. Spain

Manuela Gonzalez Velazquez playing the piano, 1820-1821
Zacarias Gonzalez Velazquez (1763-1834). Spanish painter. Manuela Gonzalez Velazquez playing the piano, 1820-1821. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Seaside donkey pulling a car across Block Island beach, USA
A superb photographic postcard showing a Seaside donkey pulling (a pretty stuck-looking!) car acoss a sandy beach at Block Island

Sir Harry Lauder recording with an orchestra Date: 1949

George Formby Snr and Luisa Tetrazzini, recording studio
George Formby Snr recording his voice, with opera singer Luisa Tetrazzini watching Date: 1949

United States. Niagara Falls. Engraving by Van der Burgh. Panorama Universal. History of the United States of America, from 1st edition of Jean B.G

United States. Niagara Falls. Engraving by Milbert. Panorama Universal. History of the United States of America, from 1st edition of Jean B.G

Modern age. Spanish infantry. Fife and drum
Modern age. Spanish infantry. Fife (small flute) and drum. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

Mercenary soldiers. Landsknechte. Engraving after etching by Daniel Hopfer, 1530. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

Euthymol Advertisement
This illustrated advertisement promotes Euthymol tooth paste, made to keep your teeth sound, your mouth sweet and clean. The image shows a young lady, giving her best smile. Date: circa 1919

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