Telecommunications Collection (page 8)

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

Telephone cable, c. 1917
UCL273801 Telephone cable, c.1917 by English School, (20th century); Science Collections, University College London, UK; eUCL Art Museum, University College London; English, out of copyright

A Visit to the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Companys Works, East Greenwich (engraving)
1054160 A Visit to the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Companys Works, East Greenwich (engraving) by English School

M Graham Bell, A Boston, Fait L Experience De Son Deuxieme Telephone (engraving)
2817645 M Graham Bell, A Boston, Fait L Experience De Son Deuxieme Telephone (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: M Graham Bell, A Boston)

Pose Du Telephone A Berlin (engraving)
2783184 Pose Du Telephone A Berlin (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pose Du Telephone A Berlin)

Good News for Headquarters, German soldiers observing the battlefield and reporting to Headquarters via a field
5232152 Good News for Headquarters, German soldiers observing the battlefield and reporting to Headquarters via a field telephone, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Heilemann

Comparison of the length of telegraph and railway networks of the countries of the World (coloured engraving)
6014051 Comparison of the length of telegraph and railway networks of the countries of the World (coloured engraving) by American School

Stuarts Cavalry cutting telegraph wires (engraving)
654912 Stuarts Cavalry cutting telegraph wires (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stuarts Cavalry cutting telegraph wires)

Picking up the Atlantic cable (engraving)
654888 Picking up the Atlantic cable (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Picking up the Atlantic cable)

The progress of science in the Victorian era (photogravure)
6030864 The progress of science in the Victorian era (photogravure) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The progress of science in the Victorian era)

Interior of "Central, "New York Telephone Exchange (b / w photo)
5215489 Interior of " Central, " New York Telephone Exchange (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of " Central)

Thermionic valves in the Marconi wireless telegraphy station at Cefn Du, near Caernarfon, Wales (colour litho)
5207586 Thermionic valves in the Marconi wireless telegraphy station at Cefn Du, near Caernarfon, Wales (colour litho) by Millar

Cromwell Fleetwood C. F. Varley, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c
2619112 Cromwell Fleetwood C.F. Varley, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cromwell Fleetwood C.F)

Sir Charles Tilston Bright, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c
2619104 Sir Charles Tilston Bright, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Winding the Dover to Calais submarine cable in the hold of the Blazer, 1851
2619099 Winding the Dover to Calais submarine cable in the hold of the Blazer, 1851, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

A first attempt in 1850 by John Watkins Bretts Anglo-French Telegraph Company to lay
2619098 A first attempt in 1850 by John Watkins Bretts Anglo-French Telegraph Company to lay the first line under the English Channel, from Dover to Calais

Telephone Receiver, 1954 (screen print)
2622301 Telephone Receiver, 1954 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vintage illustration of a telephone receiver representing telecommunications;)

Graham Bell Faisant L Experience De Son Deuxieme Telephone (engraving)
2789294 Graham Bell Faisant L Experience De Son Deuxieme Telephone (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertisement for Dr Richards Laxocomfits (chromolitho)
3105636 Advertisement for Dr Richards Laxocomfits (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Great Britain and America
LLM462049 Great Britain and America by Sinclair, J. R. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Britain and America)

Sketches from Cyprus (engraving)
1045288 Sketches from Cyprus (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches from Cyprus. Illustration for The Graphic)

Wireless telegraph (chromolitho)
974606 Wireless telegraph (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wireless telegraph)

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

Transatlantic telegraph cable, 1866 (chromolitho)
977399 Transatlantic telegraph cable, 1866 (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Transatlantic telegraph cable, 1866)

Receiver of Schillings single-needle telegraph (engraving)
3037844 Receiver of Schillings single-needle telegraph (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

An electric telegraph line in an American forest, c. 1870 (engraving)
3037843 An electric telegraph line in an American forest, c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: after E)

Professor Wheatstone (engraving)
3058106 Professor Wheatstone (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875)); English, out of copyright

The story of the telegraph (colour litho)
3099323 The story of the telegraph (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The story of the telegraph)

How People Will Live In 2012 (colour litho)
3094558 How People Will Live In 2012 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How People Will Live In 2012)

Man in evening dress making a phone call (colour litho)
3094460 Man in evening dress making a phone call (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man in evening dress making a phone call)

Socialising by telephone call (colour litho)
3094444 Socialising by telephone call (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Socialising by telephone call. Postcard, early 20th century)

Guglielmo Marconi and Wireless Messages Of Love (colour litho)
3093478 Guglielmo Marconi and Wireless Messages Of Love (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guglielmo Marconi and Wireless Messages Of Love)

Radio Waves, Picture Signals and Radar Communications, 1948 (colour litho)
2630068 Radio Waves, Picture Signals and Radar Communications, 1948 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eGraphicaArtis; American, out of copyright

Laying a telegraph cable under an American river c. 1860
2619101 Laying a telegraph cable under an American river c.1860, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; French

Electro-magnetic telegraph on the Great Western Railway. Invented by Professor Wheatstone (engraving)
559005 Electro-magnetic telegraph on the Great Western Railway. Invented by Professor Wheatstone (engraving) by English School

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

Condenser Telephone in Use, from The Electric Telephone
EDI178882 Condenser Telephone in Use, from The Electric Telephone by George Bartlett Prescott (b.1830), 1890 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Ann Ronan Picture Library; American

Telectroscope (engraving)
1615508 Telectroscope (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telectroscope. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 23 April 1898)

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

The telephone (chromolitho)
974604 The telephone (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The telephone. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Submarine telegraphy (chromolitho)
974504 Submarine telegraphy (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Submarine telegraphy)

The Advance in the Soudan, Civilization in the Desert (litho)
1042556 The Advance in the Soudan, Civilization in the Desert (litho) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Advance in the Soudan, Civilization in the Desert)

Encampment of workmen of the telegraph company on the road between Killarney and Valencia
3037837 Encampment of workmen of the telegraph company on the road between Killarney and Valencia, 1865 (engraving) by English School

Alexander Graham Bell, 1882 (oil on canvas)
3617904 Alexander Graham Bell, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Lobrichon, Timoleon Marie (1831-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish scientist, inventor, engineer

Signal Station, Gibraltar (colour photo)
2816103 Signal Station, Gibraltar (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Signal Station, Gibraltar)

The Central Telegraph Office in Paris (engraving)
2783451 The Central Telegraph Office in Paris (engraving) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Central Telegraph Office in Paris)

Alexander Graham Bell (engraving)
671589 Alexander Graham Bell (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander Graham Bell)

Postcard featuring telephone (photo)
667499 Postcard featuring telephone (photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Postcard featuring telephone)

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"From Red Telephone Boxes to Satellite Communication: A Journey through Telecommunications History" Step into the past and explore the fascinating world of telecommunications. 📞🌍 1️⃣ In London, iconic red telephone boxes stand as a symbol of communication, connecting people near and far. 2️⃣ The Sputnik 1 stamp commemorates the historic moment when humanity ventured beyond Earth's atmosphere, paving the way for satellite communications. 3️⃣ Marconi radio valves revolutionized wireless communication, enabling messages to be transmitted across vast distances effortlessly. 4️⃣ Early fire brigade street alarms served as an early form of emergency communication, ensuring swift response in times of crisis. 5️⃣ Sending postcards featuring Sputnik 1 allowed people to share their excitement about space exploration and its impact on telecommunications. 6️⃣ Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station played a crucial role in transmitting signals from satellites orbiting our planet, bridging continents with ease. 7️⃣ Guglielmo Marconi, hailed as the father of radio invention, pioneered wireless telegraphy that transformed global communication forever. 8️⃣ The Arecibo message intrigued scientists worldwide—a coded key (C016 / 6817) unlocking potential extraterrestrial contact within its enigmatic contents. 🛸 9️⃣ Witnessing history unfold at Newcastle Telephone Exchange's switchboard on January 24th, 1931—operators diligently connected calls amidst buzzing wires and ringing bells. 🔟 From aboard a ship in 1916, a wireless officer skillfully tapped out Morse Code messages—an essential means of maritime communication during wartime. ⚓ 🔁 Telegraph poles lining transcontinental railroads facilitated rapid information exchange across vast landscapes—uniting nations like never before.