Micro Phone Collection (page 3)

Metropolitan Police telephone operator
A Metropolitan Police telephone operator at the controls, which link him with Police Boxes in the London area. He is wearing a combination microphone and headphones. Date: circa 1930s

Brazilian Musician
A crooner of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America, singing into the large microphone and strumming his guitar Radio Rio. Date: 1930s

Doggy Rock Star
A doggy rock star strums a tune into a large microphone. Date: early 1930s

Florence Desmond as an air woman
Actress Florence Desmond in her costume for the role in the dance and theatrical revue, Streamline, staged at the Palace Theatre in London in 1934 in which she played Mrs Gladys Potts

George V Christmas radio broadcast
King George V (1865 - 1936), seated at the microphone in a room at Sandringham from where he broadcast a Christmas message to the British Empire. Date: 1934

Bob Hopes home - North Hollywood
Bob Hopes home in North Hollywood, California, USA Date: circa 1939

Military telephone, 1900
Military telephone. Historical artwork of French soldiers using a Berthon telephone at the end of the 19th century. Berthon invented a microphone, known as the Berthon system

Karaoke
MODEL RELEASED. Karaoke. Woman singing into a microphone

Technician testing a panels sound reflection
Acoustics test. Technician holds a microphone behind a plexiglass panel to test its sound reflective properties. Sound is being broadcast at the front of the panel

Video camera parts, computer artwork
Video camera. Computer artwork showing an exploded view of a digital video camera. The lens (right) receives light which is picked up by a CCD (charge-coupled device)

Microphone use. Man speaking or singing into a hand-held microphone

Microphone

Home-made 8080 computer

Cochlear implant, artwork
Cochlear implant. Artwork of a section through the outer and inner ear showing a cochlear implant, a prosthetic hearing device

David Edwin Hughes, inventor

Thomas Edison, American inventor
Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American inventor, aged 24. Despite receiving little formal education, Edison filed over 1000 patents during his life, more than any other inventor

Conference room. Chairs at tables in a conference room. Photographed at the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), Switzerland

Microphones, mounted on stands

Telegraphone, early 20th century
Telegraphone, early 20th-century artwork. This sound-recording device was invented in 1898 by the Danish engineer Valdemar Poulsen (1869-1942)

Hughes carbon microphone, 19th century
Hughes carbon microphone. British physicist David Edward Hughes (1831-1900, right) with the carbon microphone (upper right) that he invented in 1878. An electric battery is at lower left

Gherman Titov, Soviet postcard. Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov (1935-2000) was the second person to orbit the Earth. Launched in the Vostok 2 spacecraft

Gagarins return to Earth, 1961
Yuri Alekseyevich 9 March 1934 Ôé¼" 27 March 1968), Hero of the Soviet Union, was a Soviet cosmonaut. On 12 April 1961, he became the first human in outer space and the first to orbit the Earth

Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut, artwork
W1-4 Gagarin portrait on white background Yuri Alekseyevich 9 March 1934 Ôé¼" 27 March 1968), Hero of the Soviet Union, was a Soviet cosmonaut

THE INK SPOTS, c1945. Popular American vocal group the Ink Spots, photographed in performance at the CafÔÇÜ Zanzibar in
THE INK SPOTS, c1945. Popular American vocal group the Ink Spots, photographed in performance at the Caf© Zanzibar in New York City, c1945

JANIS JOPLIN (1943-1970). American rock singer. Photographed at a concert, 1969

ÔÇ░DITH PIAF (1915-1962). N e ÔÇ░dith Giovanna Gassion. French singer and actress
ÔÇ░DITH PIAF (1915-1962). N© e ÔÇ░dith Giovanna Gassion. French singer and actress. Photographed in performancee at Reims, France, 15 June 1962

TUSKEGEE AIRMAN, 1945. Sergeant William Bostic of the Tuskegee Airmen 301st Fighting Squad, in the control tower at Ramitelli Airfield, Italy. Photograph by Toni Frissell, March 1945

ERA DEBATE, 1978. A debate on Womens Rights at the University of Chicago. From left: Phyllis Schlafly, Betty Wood, and Betty Friedan. Photographed 1978

CHERRY & COLEMAN, 1959. Don Cherry on trumpet, and Ornette Coleman on saxophone, performing the The Five Spot in New York City, 1959. Photograph by Bob Parent

SAMMY DAVIS JR. (1925-1990). American actor and singer. Undated photograph

EDDIE CANTOR (1892-1964). American comedian. Cantor in a scene from Strike me Pink, 1935

RADIO SHOW: THE SHADOW. A widely reproduced publicity photograph for the enormously popular radio mystery program of the 1940s, The Shadow

FRED ALLEN (1894-1956). American radio personality and cinemactor. Photographed in 1940

STEVE ALLEN (1921-2000). American televison personality. Photographed c1955

Communications Officer - Metropolitan Police

Radio Operator - Metropolitan Police. A list of a name form of the phonetic alphabet is propped up on his desk Date: circa 1940s

Police radio operator

Statue of Elvis Presley in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America, North America

Couple are Interviewed on a Train
An interviewer holds up a microphone to ask a jolly middle aged couple a few questions on a train journey. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Listening for sounds of counter-mining
British soldier using a microphone to listen for evidence of enemy counter-mining underground. Underground mines became a major feature of warfare on the Western Front during World War I with miners

Broadcasting a violin recital with sound and vision. Two television cameras record the performer from different angles. The microphone is suspended to obtain the sound recording

Dwight Eisenhower / Mike
DWIGHT D EISENHOWER American soldier and 34th US President (1953-61) in front of a microphone

Edith Sitwell / Recording
EDITH SITWELL Writer, reading from her Rustic Elegies, being filmed while her voice is recorded in synch, in 1927

2-PIECE SUITS 1951
Stylish, two-piece Italian suits. Both have long lapels and trousers with cuffs or turn-ups. One is single- breasted with 2 buttons; the other double-breasted with four

Fd Roosevelt / Nachkriegsz
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT 32nd US President elected in 1932

Ghost Detection Kit
Ghost detection equipment designed and built by John Cutten : wind vane - Solenoid - Cameras - Thermostat - Tape recorder - Photo-electric cell - microphone

Ickwell May Queen
ENGLAND Ickwell Green, Bedfordshire. For 400 years May Festivities have been held on the Old May (Julian Calendar). Here the May Queen is crowned

Filming, Manchester, 1959
A film crew prepare a scene in Manchester. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd 1959

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"Capturing the Voices of Legends: The Microphone's Timeless Tale" From George Orwell's powerful broadcasts during World War II to Princess Elizabeth addressing the Empire, the microphone has witnessed history in its purest form and has been a faithful companion to iconic figures like The Supremes, Sartre & Beauvoir, Edith Piaf, Billie Holiday, Janis Joplin, and Ella Fitzgerald as they poured their souls into mesmerizing performances. In 1943, George Orwell's voice resonated through this very microphone as he fearlessly shared his thoughts over the BBC airwaves. His words echoed with truth and conviction that would forever shape literature and society. The harmonious melodies of The Supremes reverberated through this humble device in 1963. Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, and Diana Ross enchanted audiences worldwide with their enchanting voices that transcended barriers of race and gender. Sartre & Beauvoir found themselves on both sides of freedom when they were detained for distributing a banned leftist publication in Paris. Yet even behind bars in 1970, their voices remained unyielding symbols of intellectual resistance against oppression. Edith Piaf's soul-stirring concerts were immortalized by this microphone in 1961. Her passionate vocals touched hearts across continents as she sang her way into eternity. Billie Holiday used her velvety voice to challenge societal norms and fight for civil rights throughout her career. This microphone captured every ounce of her pain and resilience as she became an emblematic figure in jazz history. Janis Joplin unleashed raw emotion through this very instrument during the vibrant era of the '60s. Her raspy yet captivating vocals ignited a revolution within music itself. George Formby brought laughter to millions with his comedic genius showcased on-screen using this trusty tool. His witty charm left audiences roaring with delight during Marcel Varnels' "Let George Do It. " in 1940.