Operator Collection (page 3)

Comic postcard, Drunken man with water spout Date: 20th century

Global Communications, 1945 (screen print)
2630022 Global Communications, 1945 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telephone, telegraph, and television operators in front of a world map)

Greyhound track totalisator system (litho)
6009421 Greyhound track totalisator system (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greyhound track totalisator system)

Ada Blanche in The Telephone Girl at the Grand Theatre, Islington in 1896. Date: 1896

Tragical fate of a big ocean liner (b / w photo)
6002657 Tragical fate of a big ocean liner (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tragical fate of a big ocean liner)

New Ideas for using X-Rays for Medical use WWI
Used in the British, French and Russian military hospitals the Kompact, apparatus, to find foreign bodies in wounded soldiers

On the French front: useful and ingenious, illustration from
STC405603 On the French front: useful and ingenious, illustration from The Illustrated War News, 17th January 1917 (sepia photo) by French Photographer

WWI postcard, 1914-18 (colour litho)
700889 WWI postcard, 1914-18 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Military Pictures; English, out of copyright

First fully successful westbound North Atlantic flight
Captain Charles Kingsford Smith, co-pilot Evert van Dijk, navigator John Patrick (Paddy) Saul and wireless operator John Stannage

Indian machine operator (colour litho)
731795 Indian machine operator (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A young Indian man operating a Krause embossing machine)

Animal Magnetism - The Operator putting his Patient into a Crisis
746860 Animal Magnetism - The Operator putting his Patient into a Crisis, from A Key to Physics, and the Occult Sciences, 1800 (hand-coloured engraving) by Sibly Ebenezer (1751-1800)

The army telegraph - setting up the wire during an action, Harpers Weekly, v
3740279 The army telegraph - setting up the wire during an action, Harpers Weekly, v.7, 24th January 1863 (print) by American School, (19th century); University of Michigan

La nouvelle machine a fabriquer les cigarettes (engraving)
2793068 La nouvelle machine a fabriquer les cigarettes (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La nouvelle machine a fabriquer les cigarettes)

An Advertising Elephant (engraving)
3627767 An Advertising Elephant (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Advertising Elephant)

Air conditioning for the House of Commons by G. H. Davis
To cool the heads and warm the feet of our legislators: air-conditioning for the new House of Commons. Diagram by G. H. Davis in The Illustrated London News showing how a single switchboard operator

The first broadcast transmitter operated in Great Britain, installed at the Marconi Works
2662503 The first broadcast transmitter operated in Great Britain, installed at the Marconi Works, Chelmsford, in 1919 and 1920, from The Story of Twenty Five Years

Telephone operator, Mayfair Exchange, London
Telephone operator surrounded by wires at the Mayfair Exchange, London, Ocober 1932. 1932

Augustus Applegath and Edward Cowpers printing machine 1833
The invention of a steam powered rotary printing machine revolutionised the western world and opened large opportunities of mass distribution of books and news publications. 1833

A Wireless Station on the Western Front
A wireless station installed in an old loft on the Western Front. Packing cases and roughly made tables serve as furniture and two operators, wearing the wireless receivers

Advertisement for the Mount Railway, Madeira
Advertisement for the Mount Railway Company of Madeira, offering excursions for tourists, with return passage between steamer and pier, toboggan or return by railway

Local men with tourist car in Funchal, Madeira
Local men with a tourist car in Funchal, Madeira, designed to entertain visitors by sliding down the steep slopes of the town. Date: circa 1910

Machine for bending the barrel hoops 1875
This operator bending the barrel hoops. Date: 1875

Cutting screw threads with hand chaser 1875
Skilled operator cutting threads or screws on a lathe by hand. Date: 1875

Scotty, Trading Post operator, Pelee Island, Ontario, Canada
Scotty, Trading Post operator, Pelee Island, Lake Erie, Ontario, Canada, in kilt and sporran, and other tartan accoutrements. Date: circa 1930

Farmers in France cultivating the ground after World War One were finding unexploded projectiles. In this drawing you can see a operator with a telephone receiver (microphone)

Mr J M Cook, who personally conducted the German Emperor through Palestine (b / w photo)
3642035 Mr J M Cook, who personally conducted the German Emperor through Palestine (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr J M Cook)

The Berlin Central Telephone Exchange, c. 1890 (oil on canvas)
CHT247155 The Berlin Central Telephone Exchange, c.1890 (oil on canvas) by Zehme, Werner (1859-1916); Museum fur Kommunikation, Frankfurt

The instruments for carrying messages at the Post Office Telegraph Headquarters
EDI178884 The instruments for carrying messages at the Post Office Telegraph Headquarters, Telegraph Street, London, from The Graphic, 1871 (engraving) by English School

Operator using a linotype machine in the production of a newspaper (b / w photo)
6000081 Operator using a linotype machine in the production of a newspaper (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Thomas Cook, tour operator (b / w photo)
3642040 Thomas Cook, tour operator (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Cook, tour operator)

The Great News (colour litho)
2777861 The Great News (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great News. At that time we were crowding, as usual)

"The work of the "spiders"(colour litho)
2777605 " The work of the " spiders" (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The fire completely destroys the central telephone office in Paris, employees fleeing with... (colour litho)
2815154 The fire completely destroys the central telephone office in Paris, employees fleeing with... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Cylinder printing press invented by Richard March Hoe (1812-86) New York
STC217024 Cylinder printing press invented by Richard March Hoe (1812-86) New York, 1846 (litho) (b/w photo) by American School

Morse telegraph (chromolitho)
974514 Morse telegraph (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Morse telegraph. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Instrument room at the Electric Telegraph Office, Lothbury, London
EDI178883 Instrument room at the Electric Telegraph Office, Lothbury, London, from The Museum of Science and Art by Dionysius Lardner, c.1860 (engraving) by English School

The Recent Accidents at Explosive-Factories, the Manufacture of Guncotton (b / w photo)
1601373 The Recent Accidents at Explosive-Factories, the Manufacture of Guncotton (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Breguets electric dial telegraph (chromolitho)
974513 Breguets electric dial telegraph (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Breguets electric dial telegraph)

Linotype machine (b / w photo)
3652682 Linotype machine (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Linotype machine)

Wireless operator (litho)
3099952 Wireless operator (litho) by Sheldon, Charles Mills (1866-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wireless operator)

Modern electric telegraph (chromolitho)
1093223 Modern electric telegraph (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modern electric telegraph)

WWI women radio and telephone operators of the Royal Navy (colour litho)
443390 WWI women radio and telephone operators of the Royal Navy (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Military Pictures; English, out of copyright

Equipment to operate the lift system on the Eiffel Tower, c. 1888 (photo)
2652826 Equipment to operate the lift system on the Eiffel Tower, c.1888 (photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Parisian Printers in the Fifteenth Century (colour engraving)
PER207514 Parisian Printers in the Fifteenth Century (colour engraving) by Gerlier (b.1826) (after); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

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"Capturing the Essence of 'Operator': A Journey through Time and Technology" From the bustling cotton weaving shed in Preston, Lancashire to the intricate world of metalwork, operators have been at the heart of industrial progress. Witnessing the skillful hands of cotton weavers at their looms in Preston, Lancashire reminds us that operators have long played a vital role in facilitating production processes. The telephone switchboard: an iconic symbol of communication revolution since its inception in 1929 at the Telephone Exchange. Stepping into history with a glimpse of the switchboard at Newcastle Telephone Exchange on January 24th, 1931 - where connections were made and lives changed forever. Survivors from tragic events like those aboard Empress of Ireland remind us that even amidst chaos, skilled operators provided crucial assistance and support. Beyond telecommunication duties, operators found themselves refueling not only machines but also human connection – just like this mini being filled up for another journey ahead. Peering into London's Metropolitan Police operations room reveals how operators worked tirelessly behind-the-scenes to maintain law and order throughout the city's streets. Celebrating completion as Earls Court station opens its doors to commuters; a testament to operator expertise ensuring smooth transportation for all passengers. A mesmerizing sight unfolds as a long line of telephone switchboards stands tall - each representing countless conversations connecting people across distances near and far. WWII brought challenges aplenty but London's telephone exchange remained resilient thanks to dedicated operators who kept lines open amidst adversity.