Speaker Collection

RCA VICTOR TRADEMARK. His Masters Voice. Trademark image of RCA Victor, featuring Nipper the dog. American lithograph poster, c1920

The William Morris Clarion van
A man stands on a Clarion van under a banner reading Socialism talking to a crowd of people congregated around him. One holds a bicycle and other bicycles are visible by the van

William Morris / Meeting
WILLIAM MORRIS Socialist meeting at Kelmscott House, home of the English writer, artist and socialist Date: 1834 - 1896

William Pitt the Younger addressing Parliament
William Pitt (the Younger) addressing the House of Commons

The Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan - The Auditorium. Opened in 1928 as a flagship movie palace in the Fox Theatres Chain. The first theatre to be designed to incorporate a speaker system for sound

Suffragette Votes for Women Meeting. Leaflet/flyer issued by the National Womens Social & Political Union, advertising a public meeting at the Music Hall, Aberdeen, March 5th 1909, Mrs

Keir Hardie addressing suffragettes at Trafalgar Square
Keir Hardie (1856-1915), founder of the Labour party, addressing suffragettes at a free speech meeting in 1908 - Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) and Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy (1834-1913)

Smoking club, 18th century artwork. The practice of smoking tobacco was popularised in England and Ireland in the 1580s and 1590s by the English soldier and explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (c.1552-1618)

VLADIMIR LENIN (1870-1924). Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov Lenin. Russian Communist leader. Lenin Rallying the People. Oil on canvas by Irakliy Toidze

Early fire brigade street alarm
Early fire brigade alarm system. Historical artwork of a fireman testing a 19th-century combined telephonic and telegraphic street fire alarm system

WOMENs RIGHTS DEMO / 1906
A Womens Social & Political Union demonstration in Hyde Park

Suffragette W. S. P. U Pinner Constance Lytton
Suffragette W.S.P.U Pinner Constance Lytton. The Pinner, Middlesex, branch of the Womens Social and Political Union, captioned on reverse, W.S.P.U Garden Party given by Mr. & Mrs

PANC2A-00048
Cicero in the Roman Senate, accusing Catiline of betrayal. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Princess Elizabeth first broadcast, 1940
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) making her first radio broadcast on 11 October 1940 to British children evacuated abroad to the United States and Canada. Date: 1940

The Opening of Parliament (litho)
1615198 The Opening of Parliament (litho) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Opening of Parliament)

Sylvia Thompson by Madame Yevonde
Sylvia Thompson, Mrs Luling (1902 - 1968), English novelist, writer and public speaker photographed by Madame Yevonde. Date: 1931

Dorothy Pentreath, the last person to speak the Cornish language (litho)
3094533 Dorothy Pentreath, the last person to speak the Cornish language (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dorothy Pentreath)

Election fair, Copenhagen Fields, Islington, London, 1795. Artist: James Gillray
Copenhagen House.I tell you, citizens, we mean to new-dress the Constitution and turn it, and set a new nap on it Shakespeare ; showing an election fair in Copenhagen Fields, Islington, London, 1795

Police, armed with truncheons, clashed with strikers at the Barbican building site. It happened after Mytons, the contractors

BURNING OF WASHINGTON. British Admiral Sir George Cockburn (1772-1853) in the chair of the Speaker of the U. S
BURNING OF WASHINGTON. British Admiral Sir George Cockburn (1772-1853) in the chair of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives during the burning of Washington D.C

Traffic Accident Group
A Metropolitan Police Traffic Accident Group, consisting of two Triumph motorcycles and one Wolseley 6/110 motor car, fitted with radio transmitter and loudspeaker

Peel / Arthur Wellesley
ARTHUR WELLESLEY, first viscount PEEL son of sir Robert Peel statesman, Speaker of the House of Commons

LAURA ORMISTON CHANT (1848-1923). English reformer, suffragist and writer. Original cabinet photograph, Boston, 1893

Pankhurst & Gawthorpe
Christabel Pankhurst with Wspu Speaker Mary Gawthorpe

Illustration, stereo system

Camille Desmoulins (1760-94) Speaking at the Palais Royal, 12 July 1789, engraved
XIR161740 Camille Desmoulins (1760-94) Speaking at the Palais Royal, 12 July 1789, engraved by Pierre Gabriel Berthault (1737-1831) (engraving) (b/w photo) by Prieur, Jean Louis

The Spa Fields Orator Hunt-ing for Popularity to Do-Good!!, pub. by J
XJF108994 " The Spa Fields Orator Hunt-ing for Popularity to Do-Good!!", pub. by J. Sidebotham, 1817 (etching) (b&w photo) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; English

Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, 1829 - 1912
3083264 Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, 1829 - 1912.; Private Collection; (add.info.: British Liberal politician and Speaker of the House of Commons)

Luis Gonzalez Bravo y Lopez de Arjona
3119436 Luis Gonzalez Bravo y Lopez de Arjona; (add.info.: Portrait of Luis Gonzalez Bravo y Lopez de Arjona (1811-1871) a Spanish politician, diplomat, speaker, author, Prime Minister

Henry Ward Beecher
3078347 Henry Ward Beecher; (add.info.: Portriat of Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker

Peyton Randolph, 1800
3507781 Peyton Randolph, 1800; (add.info.: Peyton Randolph (September 10, 1721 - October 22, 1775) was a planter and public official from the Colony of Virginia

James K. Polk, 11th President of the United States, 1846
1576638 James K. Polk, 11th President of the United States, 1846; (add.info.: James K. Polk (1795-1849) 11th president of the United States

President James K. Polk, 1844
1576445 President James K. Polk, 1844; (add.info.: James K. Polk was the 11th President of the United States. Polk served as the 17th Speaker of the House of Representatives)

Woman in wireless telephone (the TSF) costume, with speaker hat, receiver and gold dress
FLO4684452 Woman in wireless telephone (the TSF) costume, with speaker hat, receiver and gold dress. Lithograph by unknown artist with stencil handcolouring from " Nos Travestis"

President James K. Polk, 1844
1576444 President James K. Polk, 1844; (add.info.: James K. Polk was the 11th President of the United States. Polk served as the 17th Speaker of the House of Representatives)

USA History: A speaker at Liberty Hall
5313627 USA History: A speaker at Liberty Hall.; SeM Studio/UIG.

Henry Bouverie William Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden, 1814 - 1892
3062107 Henry Bouverie William Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden, 1814 - 1892.; Private Collection; (add.info.: British Liberal politician and Speaker of the House of Commons)

The Speaker of the House of Commons reprimanding a person at the bar. Steel engraving by Henry Melville after an
FLO4669262 The Speaker of the House of Commons reprimanding a person at the bar. Steel engraving by Henry Melville after an illustration by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd from London Interiors

Listen to the silence
Marc Apers

Olof Håkansson, 1695-1769, c18th century. Creator: Anon
Olof Hakansson, 1695-1769, c18th century

Latin America Against Germany; July 14, 1917, in Buenos-Aires: a crowd... 1917 Creator: Unknown
Latin America Against Germany; July 14, 1917, in Buenos-Aires: a crowd in the capital of Argentina, in front of a Pelota stadium, gathers around speakers who celebrate France and cheers for them

Per Olsson, Speaker of the Estate of the Peasants, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Per Olsson, Speaker of the Estate of the Peasants, 1850

News of a death, 1803-c.1899. Creator: J. Enklaar
News of a death, 1803-c.1899. A man (announcer or notifier) communicates the death of someone to a housewife on the doorstep of a house where wine is sold

The City of London Election in Guildhall: Lord John Russell, M.P. returning thanks, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The City of London Election in Guildhall: Lord John Russell, M.P. returning thanks, 1857. Lord J. Russell, accompanied by various members of his committee, entered the hall

Les Heures d'Angoisse; Le "Grand Soir" en Allemagne, 31 Octobre 1918", 1918. Creator: Unknown
Les Heures d'Angoisse; Le "Grand Soir" en Allemagne, d'apres l'Illustrirte Zeitung du 31 octobre 1918, 1918

Scenes in the First Reconstructed Legislature, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Scenes in the First Reconstructed Legislature, 1905. Additional title: Cartoons from " The Loil Legislature, " by Captain B. H. Screws

Scenes in the First Reconstructed Legislature, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Scenes in the First Reconstructed Legislature, 1905. Additional title: Cartoons from " The Loil Legislature, " by Captain B. H. Screws

Capriccio of Antique Ruins with Men Gazing at a Classical Orator, 1720s. Creator: Marco Ricci
Capriccio of Antique Ruins with Men Gazing at a Classical Orator, 1720s

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"Captivating the Masses: The Timeless Power of the Speaker" From the iconic RCA Victor trademark featuring Nipper the dog to William Pitt the Younger's impassioned address in Parliament, speakers have always held a special place in history. They possess an innate ability to captivate and inspire, leaving an indelible mark on society. Step back into c1920 with an American lithograph poster showcasing Nipper, forever associated with RCA Victor. This beloved image symbolizes not only a brand but also the profound connection between music and emotions that they can evoke. Imagine being transported to The Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan - The Auditorium alive with energy as a speaker takes center stage. Keir Hardie addressing suffragettes at Trafalgar Square or Suffragette Votes for Women Meeting demonstrates how speakers have played pivotal roles in advocating for social change throughout history. Even political leaders like Vladimir Lenin recognized the power of their words. In Irakliy Toidze's oil painting "Lenin Rallying the People, " we witness Lenin harnessing his oratory skills to mobilize masses towards revolution, and are not limited to grand stages; they have been present even in more intimate settings. An 18th-century artwork depicting a smoking club reminds us that discussions and debates were not exclusive to formal assemblies but also took place among friends sharing ideas over tobacco-filled rooms. The fight for women's rights has seen countless powerful speeches delivered by courageous individuals who dared challenge societal norms. A glimpse into a Women's Rights Demo from 1906 showcases their determination and resilience against all odds. In times of emergencies, it is often through loudspeakers that crucial information reaches our ears swiftly and efficiently. Early fire brigade street alarms served as vital tools for public safety, reminding us that they are essential beyond just entertainment or politics. Lastly, let us not forget historic moments such as The Opening of Parliament depicted in a lithograph, where speakers set the tone for governance and democracy.