Signal Collection (page 6)

The Knights of the Crusade have religious appearances, First Crusade
7279756 The Knights of the Crusade have religious appearances, First Crusade by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Knights of the Crusade have religious appearances)

A train (or "cut") being pushed out of a receiving... Proviso yard, C & NW RR. Chicago, Ill
A train (or " cut" ) being pushed out of a receiving yard toward the hump. A brakeman rides each train to signal the engineer in the locomotive at the rear; Proviso yard, C & NW RR

Hump master in a Chicago and North Western railroad yard operating a signal... Chicago, Ill. 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Hump master in a Chicago and Northwestern [i.e. North Western] railroad yard operating a signal switch system which extends the length of the hump track

Indiana Harbor Belt RR, switchman demonstrating signal with a "fusee"... 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Indiana Harbor Belt RR, switchman demonstrating signal with a " fusee" - used at twilight and dawn - when visibility is poor. This signal means " stop." Calumet City, Ill

The great manifestations of joy that took place in Constantinople for the victory over the Greeks gave rise to unrest
2809140 The great manifestations of joy that took place in Constantinople for the victory over the Greeks gave rise to unrest (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

6th World Scout Jamboree, August 1947 in Moisson, France (b / w photo)
1730160 6th World Scout Jamboree, August 1947 in Moisson, France (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: 6th World Scout Jamboree, august 1947 in Moisson, France)

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North America, USA, Texas, Wichita Co. Wichita Falls, Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) barking Date: 07/02/2012

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Serbia, along the Danube River Gorge in the narrow part known as the Iron Gates. Signal house. Date: 18/01/2006

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St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, Cabot Tower, Signal Hill. Date: 17/05/2006

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South Africa, Cape Town, Downtown skyline and Table Mountain, view from Signal Hill Date: 19/02/2005

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South Africa, Cape Town, Street lights of downtown skyline and Table Mountain, view from Signal Hill at evening twilight Date: 19/02/2005

Savoy Movie Theatre, The Hague, Holland, 1936 (b / w photo)
1729084 Savoy Movie Theatre, The Hague, Holland, 1936 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Movie theatre Savoy in the Hague, Holland, with Oranje Hein by Max Nosseck 1936)

Migrants tents... along the right of way of the Southern Pacific, Near Fresno, California, 1939
Migrants tents are a common sight along the right of way of the Southern Pacific. Near Fresno, California. [Sign: Railroad Crossing ]

From the overpass approaching Fresno, between Tulare and Fresno, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Between Tulare and Fresno. From the overpass approaching Fresno, California. [Bales of cotton outside the Producers Cotton Oil Co. makers of cottonseed cake and meal for cattle and sheep]

Looking east down the railroad track, near Calipatria, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Looking east down the railroad track, near Calipatria, California. Single men, itinerants with " bindles" waiting for the freight

THE JOURNEY OF A MODERN HERO TO THE ISLAND OF ELBA, c. 1814 (engraving)
7262206 THE JOURNEY OF A MODERN HERO TO THE ISLAND OF ELBA, c. 1814 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Bromley Museum, Orpington

News Vendor, France, c. 1840 (engraving)
1721843 News Vendor, France, c. 1840 (engraving) by French School, (19th century)

Signal Station (Jetty) (tempera on wood panel)
1128642 Signal Station (Jetty) (tempera on wood panel) by Wadsworth, Edward Alexander (1889-1949); 108x72.5 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire

WW1 poster for the U. S. Marines, 1917 (litho)
7207160 WW1 poster for the U.S. Marines, 1917 (litho) by Leyendecker, Joseph Christian (1874-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

ALPHABET B. RABIER L, 1932 (illustration)
7206846 ALPHABET B. RABIER L, 1932 (illustration) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); 30, 5x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: L: lion, moon, rabbit, glasses, book, ladle, greyhound, lantern, lamp)

On Duty in a London Signal-Box (engraving)
7188338 On Duty in a London Signal-Box (engraving) by Lanos, Henri (1859-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: On Duty in a London Signal-Box)

When he saw the black sail, and not the white one, he gave up Theseus for dead
STC445093 When he saw the black sail, and not the white one, he gave up Theseus for dead, and in his grief he fell into the sea (litho) by Davie

A Georgian commercial traveller arriving at an inn. 1831 (engraving)
7234810 A Georgian commercial traveller arriving at an inn. 1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Listening Post, illustration from a folio of prints published in Leipzig, 1918 (engraving)
AFC217430 Listening Post, illustration from a folio of prints published in Leipzig, 1918 (engraving) by Erler, Erich (1870-1946); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Enlist in the Navy: To Arms, 1917 (colour litho)
699128 Enlist in the Navy: To Arms, 1917 (colour litho) by Bancroft, Milton Herbert (1867-1947); 103x67 cm; Private Collection; © Galerie Bilderwelt; American, out of copyright

Beach Volleyball Signal Olympic Date: 19 August 2004

RAILWAY ALPHABET P, 1860 (illustration)
7206893 RAILWAY ALPHABET P, 1860 (illustration) by British School, (19th century); 29x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: P)

Sailors of the Royal Navy (chromolitho)
7185911 Sailors of the Royal Navy (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sailors of the Royal Navy)

Tower defended by dogs, 15th Century (engraving)
7185675 Tower defended by dogs, 15th Century (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tower defended by dogs, 15th Century)

Curate fond of kissing is missing from his congregation (colour litho)
7200579 Curate fond of kissing is missing from his congregation (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Thief cast out into the wilderness for robbing a store, United States (litho)
7201189 Thief cast out into the wilderness for robbing a store, United States (litho) by Jellicoe, John (fl.1888); Private Collection; (add.info)

A practical joke (litho)
7201179 A practical joke (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A practical joke. Illustration from The Boys Own Annual (Boys Own Paper Office, London, 1910)

At the Cross-Roads, which Way? (colour litho)
7168988 At the Cross-Roads, which Way? (colour litho) by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Cross-Roads, which Way)

A "Robot"Signalman (colour litho)
7180324 A " Robot" Signalman (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A " Robot" Signalman)

Sixteenth Century plan of the beacons of Kent (litho)
7186556 Sixteenth Century plan of the beacons of Kent (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sixteenth Century plan of the beacons of Kent)

Time (engraving)
7169129 Time (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Time. Illustration for An Encyclopaedia of Every-Day Knowledge for the Young by W Martin (new edn)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Enseigne; Sign-board; Schild (engraving)
7195855 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Enseigne; Sign-board; Schild (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Enseigne; Sign-board; Schild)

Restaurant de la Sirene, 1887 (Oil on Canvas)
7212123 Restaurant de la Sirene, 1887 (Oil on Canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: Restaurant de la Sirene, 1887. Oil on Canvas)

The first sandwich man in Paris, 1927 (illustration)
7211513 The first sandwich man in Paris, 1927 (illustration) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); (add.info.: Picturesque Paris)

What the Wisdom Bird said (colour litho)
7181656 What the Wisdom Bird said (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What the Wisdom Bird said)

Dog eyeing up a restaurant sign for meat chops (litho)
7201139 Dog eyeing up a restaurant sign for meat chops (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dog eyeing up a restaurant sign for meat chops)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Poteau (d enseigne); Sign-post; Schildpfosten (engraving)
7197232 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Poteau (d enseigne); Sign-post; Schildpfosten (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Signal
LAL319835 The Signal by Wood, Stanley L. (1866-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: The signal. Illustration originally from Boys Own Paper.); © Look and Learn

OCTOBER 17 1905, 1907-1911 (oil on canvas)
7215390 OCTOBER 17 1905, 1907-1911 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; (add.info.: 1907)

Stevenss Auction Rooms, London (litho)
7185978 Stevenss Auction Rooms, London (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stevenss Auction Rooms, 38 King Street, Covent Garden, London, founded in 1760)

Trade card for I Salt, general ironmonger and manufacturer of rules and cutlery, Birmingham (engraving)
7154048 Trade card for I Salt, general ironmonger and manufacturer of rules and cutlery, Birmingham (engraving) by English School

Lighthouse at Pointe du Vieux Fort at sunset, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies
Lighthouse at Pointe du Vieux Fort overlooking the Caribbean Sea at sunset, southernmost point of Guadeloupe; Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, French West Indies

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"Unveiling the Power of Signals: From HMS Victory to Synapse Junctions" From the historic decks of HMS Victory, flags fluttered in a mesmerizing dance, carrying Admiral Nelson's famous signal at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. These flags, representing the Royal Navy, became symbols of communication and unity amidst chaos. Flags have long been used as signals by seafarers and armies alike. Nelson's ingenious use of them allowed him to outmaneuver his enemies and secure victory. Even today, these vibrant banners continue to convey messages on naval vessels worldwide. But signals extend beyond maritime battles; they permeate our everyday lives. Just like an underground tube train speeding through tunnels beneath bustling cities or the synapse nerve junctions transmitting electrical impulses within our bodies they can everywhere. In Scotland's Isle of Lewis, part of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides archipelago, ancient standing stones stand tall against windswept landscapes—a silent yet powerful signal from our ancestors about their existence and beliefs. As dawn breaks over Tacking Point Lighthouse, its light piercing through darkness with unwavering determination becomes a beacon signaling safety for ships navigating treacherous waters. Even railways rely on signals for smooth operations. The Railway Station & Signal Box in Paddock Wood, Kent stands as a testament to this intricate system that ensures trains travel safely along their tracks. And who can forget H. M. S. Invincible? This mighty warship once sailed proudly across oceans—its presence alone serving as a formidable signal that echoed strength and dominance throughout history books. Yet perhaps no other symbol carries such weight as H. M. S Victory flying Nelson's famous signal on 21 October 1905—an enduring reminder of bravery and sacrifice etched into Portsmouth Harbour's memory forevermore. Whether it be through flags unfurling atop masts or neurons firing within us all—signals connect us across time and space, transcending language barriers.