Phones Collection (page 3)

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BELLS / EDISONS T-PHONES
Graham Bells first telephone, hand telephone and long- distance telephone, shown alongside Edisons transmitter, and loud speaking phone. Date: late 19th century

Telephone box, Grand Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England
Communications, Telecoms, British Red Telephone box

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Mexico, Oaxaca, Public telephones on wall

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COMMUNICATIONS, Phones, Using Woman using landline telephone and making notes on paper beside her

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Ireland, North, Belfast, Tourists photographing the Titanic memorial in the grounds of the City Hall

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Ireland, North, Belfast, Tourists photographing the Titanic memorial in the grounds of the City Hall

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Ireland, North, Belfast, Tourists photographing the Titanic memorial in the grounds of the City Hall

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Ireland, North, Belfast, Tourists photographing the Titanic memorial in the grounds of the City Hall

Spain, Madrid, Tourists pose for photographs in front of the Palacio Real

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ITALY, Tuscany, Siena, Five public phone boxes in an empty deserted tiled room

Four gondoliers in their gondolas behind St Marks, Venice
Four gondoliers sit in their gondolas in a canal basin behind St Mark s, Venice, while waiting for tourist passengers. Three of the men wear dark blue striped shirts

The watchroom of Southwark Fire Station, London. Although this had a telephone switchboard serving the adjacent headquarters of the Brigade

Red London Telephone Box in London, England

Composite Image Of A Boy Dancing With Headphones; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Boxer Dog With Headphones

Watchroom at Fire Brigade HQ, Southwark
Watchroom at Metropolitan Fire Brigade headquarters in Southwark Bridge Road, with men manning the switchboard and monitoring the fire alarm control board where calls for assistance were received

Blue traditional London / British telephone box in Ayutthaya, Thailand

Wall mounted telephone
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Old fashioned double bell, crank style telephone, with separate receiver and mouthpiece. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Red London Telephone Box, London, England

Women of the Auxiliary Fire Service using a telephone, WW2
Women of the Auxiliary Fire Service using a telephone

London Fire Brigade street fire alarm and telephone point
In 1904 the Metropolitan Fire Brigade changed its name to the London Fire Brigade. Less than one year later it was possible for crews to call in to Southwark Headquarters from a remote point

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Poster, Use the Transatlantic Telephone, Europe Welcomes You, designed by Eric C Owen. 1937

Poster, The Telephone in Business, showing a female telephone operator and a map of England. 20th century

tapping Telephone Line
French soldiers tapping telephone wires and listening into conversations at Geneva Junction to hear how disarmament proposals will affect them. Date: early 1920s

Dial 999 display in an LFB exhibition
A Dial 999 display in a London Fire Brigade exhibition with details on either side of the services available

Woman dialling 999 in a public telephone box, London
Woman dialling 999 in a public telephone box near the Royal Festival Hall on Londons South Bank, used for a fire service exhibition. Date: 1957

Firefighter using telephone point in street
Firefighter using a telephone point (marked Ambulance Call) in the street

Three Brownies in Baden Powell House, London
Three Brownies on telephones in Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London, with a portrait of Lord Baden Powell behind them. Date: circa 1960s

Number Engaged by Pat Charles
An impression by Pat Charles of the latest fiances and fiancees to announce their engagement in 1932, all interconnected by telephone lines

Training in taking telephone messages
Men of the London Fire Brigade being trained in taking telephone messages. Date: 1930

Men working at watchroom telephone switchboard
Firefighters working on the watchroom telephone switchboard at Southwark Fire Station. Date: circa 1909

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Dog Parson Jack Russell with mobile phone in mouth Date:

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Dog Parson Jack Russell with phone handset in mouth Date:

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Dog Parson Jack Russell with phone handset in mouth Date:

Business man outside a bank

Business man greeting someone outside a bank

Senior woman with netbook and headset lying in a hammock

Young woman speaking on her mobile phone, smiling

Young woman speaking on her mobile phone

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Two red telephone boxes of different vintages in London, UK credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) hind, feeding on peanuts, being filmed on camera phone from hide at night, Speyside, Cairngorms N.P. Highlands, Scotland, October

Cattle farming, electronic calving thermometer, which is placed inside cow and sends signal to mobile phone to let farmer know when cow is calving, with electronic receiver, England, November

Cattle farming, farmer recieving text message from electronic thermometer, letting him know cow is calving, England, November

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Phones have come a long way since their inception, revolutionizing the way we communicate. From the iconic pay phone booths on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan to Queen Elizabeth herself chatting away on her mobile device, they have become an integral part of our daily lives. Whether it's dialing 999 for emergencies or using historic motoring emergency telephone boxes like Box 573 in Garrowby, East Yorkshire, they have been there to connect us when we need it most. The evolution of technology is evident with images showcasing a long line of telephone switchboards and a sports reporter utilizing his phone to report live from the field. Even back in 1954, women were depicted mid-phone conversation in lifestyle articles about living alone, highlighting the independence that phones offered. Advertisements promoting the Post Office Telephone Service from as early as 1932 show how communication has always been valued and improved upon throughout history. So whether you're making important calls or simply catching up with loved ones, phones continue to play an essential role in connecting people across time and space.