Flags used for Nelsons famous signal at the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. The flags used by Lieutenant Pasco aboard HMS Victory to send the message England expects that every man will do his duty
The Bellman of London, 1616. London night-watchman going on his rounds with bell, lantern and pike, with his dog at his heels
Introducing Georges Carpentier, 1921. Creator: George Wesley BellowsIntroducing Georges Carpentier, 1921
Madonna and Child between St Francis and St John the Evangelist, c1320s. Artist: Pietro LorenzettiMadonna and Child between St Francis and St John the Evangelist, c1320s. St Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) is bearing the stigmata on his left hand, while St John carries a book
Hall Braille Stereotyping Machine, 1919. From The British Printer Vol. XXXII. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1919]
Boers Caught in the Act of Cutting the Telegraph Wires, 1902. Creators: Walter PagetBoers Caught in the Act of Cutting the Telegraph Wires, 1902. Telegraph wires were cut and railways sabotaged by the Boers. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol
Signal, 1915. Artist: Henri Victor Gabriel Le FauconnierSignal, 1915. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg
The Meeting, 1884. Artist: Maria Konstantinowka BashkirtseffThe Meeting, 1884. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris
Rail fence with poor barbed wire fence in foreground, Person County, North Carolina, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeRail fence with poor barbed wire fence in foreground. Note telephone line. Person County, North Carolina
Narco VHT-2 Superhomer VOR Receiver / Indicator, 1950s. Creator: Narco AvionicsReceiving set with damaged knob
DELETE - duplicate Creator: Moritz JungTelephone Conversation (Telefonisch Es Gesprach), 1907
The Letter, c1885-1947. Artist: Pelle SwedlundThe Letter, 1865-1947. Private Collection
Cuneiform, Ahura Mazda. Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-3000 BCE
The Good Samaritan Window, Chartres Cathedral, France, 13th century. God warning Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge
Men working on telephone lines, probably near a TVA dam hydroelectric plant, 1942. Creator: Alfred T PalmerMen working on telephone lines, probably near a TVA dam hydroelectric plant
Friends meeting at the Pie Town, New Mexico Fair, 1940. Creator: Russell LeeFriends meeting at the Pie Town, New Mexico Fair
Prince Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands, 1941. Creator: Jack DelanoPrince Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Clothes of swimmers hanging on a telegraph pole, Lake Providence, La. 1940. Creator: Marion Post WolcottClothes of swimmers hanging on a telegraph pole, Lake Providence, Louisiana. The children from the nearby farms and neighborhoods go swimming, on Saturday afternoon and Sunday, in the lake
The Greensboro Lumber Co. Greensboro, Ga. 1941. Creator: Jack DelanoThe Greensboro Lumber Co. Greensboro, Ga
Flagman standing at a distance behind a Santa Fe R.R. west bound freight... Bagdad, Calif. 1943. Creator: Jack DelanoFlagman standing at a distance behind a Santa Fe R.R. west bound freight train during a stop, Bagdad, Calif
Montgomery Blair, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: UnknownHon. Montgomery P. [sic] Blair, between 1855 and 1865. [Politician, lawyer, postmaster-general]
Governor William Dennison of Ohio, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: UnknownGov. William Dennison of Ohio, between 1855 and 1865. [Politician: governor of Ohio; Postmaster General]
Governor William Dennison, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: UnknownGov. Wm. Dennison, between 1855 and 1865. [Politician: governor of Ohio; Postmaster General]
Anson Stager, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: UnknownAnson Stager, between 1855 and 1865. [Co-founder of Western Union, first president of Western Electric Manufacturing Company, Union Army officer
Marshall Jewell, 1865-1880. Creator: UnknownMarshall Jewell, 1865-1880. Jewell, Hon. Marshall, Post-Master General, between 1865 and 1880. [Manufacturer, pioneer telegrapher, telephone entrepreneur
Timothy Otis Howe of Wisconsin, between 1865 and 1880. Creator: UnknownHowe, Hon. Timothy O. of Wisc. between 1865 and 1880. [Postmaster General; Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court]
Postmaster-General Cresswell and assistants, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: UnknownPostmaster-General [John] Cresswell and assistants, between 1860 and 1875. [Politician, abolitionist]
James William Marshall, 1865-1880. Creator: UnknownJames William Marshall, 1865-1880. Marshall, Hon. Postmaster General, between 1865 and 1880. [Politician, government administrator: Consul to Leeds
James N. Tyner of Indiana, between 1865 and 1880. Creator: UnknownJames N. Tyner of Indiana. (Post-Master General in Grants Admn.), between 1865 and 1880. [Lawyer, politician]
Timothy Otis Howe of Wisconsin, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: UnknownHon. Timothy O. Howe of Wisc. between 1860 and 1875. [Postmaster General; Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court]
Montgomery Blair, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: UnknownHon. Montgomery Blair, between 1860 and 1875. [Politician, lawyer, postmaster-general]
Officers of the Post, 1893. Creator: William CruikshankOfficers of the Post, 1893. [ Post Hd. Quarters. Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall, Maryland]
Rudolph Forster, March 18, 1903. Creator: Levin HandyForster, Rudolph, Secty. to Pres. Theo. Roosevelt. March 18, 1903. [Secretary to President Theodore Roosevelt]
Walter Quintin Gresham, between 1870 and 1880. Creator: UnknownGresham, Walter Quintin, between 1870 and 1880. [Politician, judge, lawyer: US Secretary of State; Postmaster General; Secretary of the Treasury]
Marshall Jewell, Post-Master General, between 1870 and 1880. Creator: UnknownHon. Marshall Jewell, Post-Master General, between 1870 and 1880. [Manufacturer, pioneer telegrapher, telephone entrepreneur, world traveller, and politician]
Marshall Jewell, between 1870 and 1880. Creator: UnknownMarshall Jewell. Jewell, Marshall, between 1870 and 1880. [Manufacturer, pioneer telegrapher, telephone entrepreneur, world traveller, and politician]
Cast Iron Mail Box, c. 1942. Creator: Roger DeatsCast Iron Mail Box, c. 1942
Grocery store across the street from Mrs. Ella Watson... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon ParksWashington, D.C. Grocery store across the street from Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman
Air raid wardens meeting in zone nine, Southwest area, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon ParksWashington, D.C. Air raid wardens meeting in zone nine, Southwest area. Mr. Frederick Douglas, chairman, and Mrs. Hunton, secretary
Stump farm, typical of cut-over area of Western Washington, near Vader, Lewis County, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeStump farm. Typical of cut-over area of Western Washington. Lewis County, near Vader
The rolling lands used for grazing near Mills, New Mexico, 1935. Creator: Dorothea LangeThe rolling lands used for grazing near Mills, New Mexico
Crossroads store, Sprott, Alabama, 1935 or 1936. Creator: Walker EvansCrossroads store. Sprott, Alabama. [U.S post office, with signs advertising Arcadian nitrate of soda; Coca-Cola; Granger rough cut tobacco; Pan-Am motor oil and orange gasoline]
Broadcast tower at Howard University during commencement exercises, Washington, D. C, 1942. Creator: Gordon ParksWashington, D.C. Broadcast tower at Howard University during commencement exercises
Clarke, D. Edward, in office, between 1890 and 1910. Creator: UnknownClarke, D. Edward, in office, between 1890 and 1910
King, Hon. Horatio, between 1870 and 1880. Creator: UnknownKing, Hon. Horatio, between 1870 and 1880
Senator John H. Reagan of Texas, 1865-1880. Creator: UnknownSenator John H. Reagan of Texas, 1865-1880. Hon. John H. Reagan Senator from Texas, between 1865 and 1880. [Politician, served in the cabinet of Jefferson Davis as Postmaster General; chairman of
Town pump of Tulelake at railroad yard, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeTown pump of Tulelake at railroad yard. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California. Over 1500 people depend on hauled water for drinking the year round
Railroad, outskirts of fast growing town, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeRailroad, outskirts of fast growing town. Klamath Falls, Oregon
