Wires Collection (page 2)

Laying Telephone Wire, by Colin Gill, WW1
Laying Telephone Wire, painting by Colin Gill, First World War. circa 1918

Street in Boulder City, Kalgoorlie, Australia. Date: circa 1930s

Street scene with trams, The Hague, Netherlands, near the Central Station. Date: circa 1960s

Electric kettle connected to the ceiling light 1902
Two victorian couples seated at the dining room table with a hot cup of tea, from a kettle connected to the ceiling light. 1902

Woman asleep in an armchair with an anti-snoring machine attached to her. Date: 1960s

TELEPHONE ENGINEERS
Three G.P.O. engineers, happy in their work, think nothing of sorting out a mind-boggling mess of telephone wires and cables. Date: early 1930s

Wireless Station, North Head, Washington State, USA
US Government Wireless and Telegraph Station, North Head, Washington State, USA. Date: circa 1906

La Place Gambetta, Amiens, France. Date: circa 1908

West Street from Beach Road - Durban, South Africa Date: circa 1908

WW1 - Cold German Soldiers behind the lines
WW1 - Cold-looking German Soldiers behind the lines during Winter - note the fantastic telegraph pole attesting to the complex communications systems in operation at this point on the front

Technical School and Museum, Liverpool, Lancashire. Date: circa 1905

Arriving at Venice Beach by tram, Los Angeles, California, USA. Date: circa 1909

President Street - Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa Date: circa 1909

Hop Pickers
A group of hop pickers at work, probably in Kent. The hops, used to flavour beer, can be seen in the background trained up poles and wires. Date: Date unknown

Overhead Phone Wires, NY
Overhead telephone wires at the junction of Broadway and John Street, New York

Robins and swallows on a cutout Christmas card
Robins and swallows with pink flowers on a cutout Christmas card. circa 1890s

Market and Broadway, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Street market in the foreground with Broadway leading into the distance, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Date: circa 1910s

Quinsan Gardens, Shanghai, China
Childrens Playing Garden - Quinsan Square, Shanghai, China. Date: circa 1910s

Donegall Street from York Street Corner, Belfast - a busy street scene with shop fronts, Metropole hotel, people, trams and overhead tram wires visible

Market Street, Barranquilla, Colombia, Central America
Aerial view of Calle del Mercado (Market Street), Barranquilla, Colombia, Central America. Date: circa 1920s

Quamphegan Park, South Berwick, York County, Maine, USA
Quamphegan Park, an amusement park in South Berwick, York County, Maine, USA. Date: 1907

Postcard advertisement, Transelektro, Budapest, Hungary
Postcard advertisement for Transelektro, electrical manufacturers, Budapest, Hungary. Date: circa 1960s

Three people sitting on running board of car
Three people, a man and two women, sitting on the running board of a rather smart car

Lalkurti Bazar, Rawalpindi, NWFP Date: circa 1920s

Hydrogen hot-air balloon for military use made by Charles Coutelle. Hot-air balloons were used by Napoleons army to keep an eye on the enemy and lead the battle

Diesel Fuel Injection Pump Testing
A technician tests a distributor fuel injection pump on a Hartridge machine at the CAV Engineering Centre in Acton, London

Chimney demolition at Hayle, Cornwall. circa 1980s

Disabled man wearing electronic walking aid
Disabled man wearing an electronic walking aid known as a Pulser or Electronic Stimulator, designed to help him walk unaided. Date: circa 1980s

Nihonbashi (Japan Bridge) - Tokyo, Japan
Nihonbashi (literally Japan Bridge), or Nihombashi, a business district of Chuo, Tokyo, Japan which grew up around the bridge of the same name (pictured)

Train passing a railroad crossing, USA
Train consisting of two carriages passing through a railroad crossing, USA. Date: circa 1910

Steep hillside with railway track Sydhaus Oerne, Pacific
Steep hillside with narrow gauge railway track and side-tipping skip wagons, Sydhaus Oerne, South Sea Islands, Pacific Ocean. Date: 1914

San Fernando Street, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Date: circa 1925

Linea Street, near Banos, Vedado, Havana, Cuba, showing the St Vedado tramline. Date: circa 1910

James Prendergast Free Library, Jamestown, NY State, USA Date: 1906

Promenade on Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, USA
People on the Promenade on Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, USA. Date: circa 1898

Viktoriagatan, Gothenburg (Goteborg), Sweden
Viktoriagatan (Victoria Street), Gothenburg (Goteborg), Sweden. Date: circa 1908

Plaza de la Libertad, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Plaza de la Libertad (Freedom Square, now called Plaza de Marte), Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, with tramcars. Date: circa 1914

Advert for American Braided Wire bustles 1887
Popular dress improvers, light, flexible, strong, durable and perfect, MYRA pattern braided wire bustle, trade mark on all goods. Date: 1887

Japan - Yokohama - Bashamichi-dori. Date: circa 1920

The Pettah or Native Town - Colombo, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1910s

Jasper Avenue looking West - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Date: circa 1910s

Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba Province, Canada. Date: circa 1910s

British Welcome League HQ, Toronto, Canada
British Welcome League Headquarters building, on the corner of Lorne and Front Streets, Toronto, Canada. Date: circa 1910

St. Pauls Churchyard viewed from Cheapside, London Date: circa 1911

High Street, Fremantle, Western, WA, Australia. Trams operated along High Street for 47 years, between 1905 and 1952. Date: 1907

Piano tuner at work on an upright piano. early 20th century

Tramway terminus, Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
Tramway terminus, sea front, Durban, Natal Province, South Africa. Date: 1908

Main Road and Lions Head, Cape Town, South Africa
Main Road and Lions Head, Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa. Date: circa 1910

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