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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 Palace of Versailles, Paris, France, early 20th century
Bodinnick. Fowey, c1930. From Six Latest Views of Fowey. [Harvey Barton, Aberdeen and Bristol, c1930]
Twixt Love and Duty, 1914. World War I postcard, showing a British officer saying farewell to a loved one and answering the call to duty
The Bridge of Sighs, Hertford College, Oxford University, Oxford, early 20th century
Miss Lily Elsie, (1886-1962), The Merry Widow. c1930. Creator: UnknownMiss Lily Elsie, (1886-1962), The Merry Widow". c1930. English actress and singer during the Edwardian era. [Foulsham & Banfield, London]
French Foreign Legion, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria, 1910. French postcard
The Rhodes Colossus, 1892 Artist: Edward Linley SambourneThe Rhodes Colossus, 1892. Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902), English-born South African businessman and statesman, shown striding across Africa from Cape Town to Cairo with a telegraph wire
The Brighton Mail on Christmas Day, 1836 (1905). Artist: Henry Thomas AlkenThe Brighton Mail on Christmas Day, 1836 (1905). From The Connoisseur (January 1905)
The Santos Dumont Air-ship rounding the Eiffel Tower, on October 19th 1901, (c1910). Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) in his airship (dirigible)
Wireless officer sending a message by Morse Code from on board a ship, 1916Wireless officer sending a message by morse code from on board a ship, 1916. Wireless telegraphy at sea was made possible by the type of sending
An Essex Village: Ongar High Street, 1943. Creator: E. EasonAn Essex Village: Ongar High Street, 1943. From " Womens Institutes, by Cicely McCall. [Collins, London, 1943]
The Parade, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, early 20th century. Artist: Photochrom Co Ltd of LondonThe Parade, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, early 20th century
The National Gallery and St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square, London, c1910. The National Gallery, established in 1824, houses an internationally important art collection
Train driver on an intercom, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael WaltersTrain driver on an intercom, South Yorkshire, 1964. A loco driver from the Park Gate Iron and Steel Company in Rotherham on an intercom in the cab of his diesel loco
The Penny Red postage stamp, 1841. Artist: Perkins, Bacon & CoThe Penny Red was a British postage stamp, issued in 1841. It succeeded the Penny Black and continued as the main postage stamp in the United Kingdom until 1879
Chiswick Empire, Chiswick, London, early 20th century. Artist: W F SeymourChiswick Empire, Chiswick, London, early 20th century
The port from Mont Boron, Nice, France, early 20th century. Postcard showing the famous resort on the Riviera
Valentia in 1857-1858 at the Time of the Laying of the Former Cable, 1865
Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, from Cromwell Fort: The Caroline Laying the Earthwire on July 21st, 1865, 1865
Sender of the S. O. S. Signal for Help, (April 20), 1912. Creator: UnknownSender of the " S. O. S." Signal for Help, (April 20), 1912. John George Phillips (nicknamed Jack, 1887-1912) was the ships senior wireless operator who tried to save the Titanic
Droxford, Hampshire, 1905
Rozelle Gates, on the road to Burns Cottage, Ayr, Ayrshire, 1913. From the Caledonia series of postcards
A Trial Spin of the Cornell Crews on Cayuga Lake, 1906
High Street, Fremantle, Australia, c1900s. Published by P. Falk & Co. Ltd
On the coast. Motif from Jaeren, Norway, 1879. Creator: Frits ThaulowOn the coast. Motif from Jaeren, Norway, 1879
Road in a small town, Strande, 1938. Creator: Niels BjerreRoad in a small town, Strande, 1938
House of Mrs. Robert L. Dodge, 1933 Oct. Creator: Arnold GentheHouse of Mrs. Robert L. Dodge, 1933 Oct. 17. Address: Sefton Manor, Mill Neck, Long Island, New York. House designed in 1922 by Clinton and Russell for cosmetics executive Lillian Sefton Dodge
The Note, 17th century. Creator: Gabriel MetsuThe Note, 17th century
Celebration at Jersey of the Opening of the Channel Islands Telegraph, 1858. Creator: UnknownCelebration at Jersey of the Opening of the Channel Islands Telegraph, 1858. View of '...the scene of popular excitement on the occasion in the streets of St. Helier
Celebration of the Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable at New York - the Illumination... 1858. Creator: UnknownCelebration of the Laying of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable at New York - the Illumination of the City Hall, 1858. Firework display, with inscription: 'All Honour to Cyrus [?] Field'
Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia: Catamaran for Under-running the Shore-end... 1858. Creator: UnknownLaying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia: Catamaran for Under-running the Shore-end of the Cable, 1858. 'View of Valentia
Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, from the North, 1858. Creator: UnknownLaying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, from the North, 1858. 'View of Valentia, to which island considerable interest attaches in connection with the Atlantic Telegraph
Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, the Landing-Place of the Atlantic Cable, 1858. Creator: UnknownLaying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, the Landing-Place of the Atlantic Cable, 1858. 'View of Valentia, to which island considerable interest attaches in connection with the Atlantic
Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, 1858. Creator: UnknownLaying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - Valentia, 1858. 'View of Valentia, to which island considerable interest attaches in connection with the Atlantic Telegraph
Laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - the "Agamemnon" in a Storm, 1858. Creator: SmythLaying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable - the "Agamemnon" in a Storm, 1858. Ship struggling in '...the great storm on the 20th of June...the Agamemnon rolled so heavily
Steam locomotive approaching a bridge, 1858. Creator: UnknownSteam locomotive approaching a bridge, 1858. From "Illustrated London News", 1858
The Atlantic Telegraph Paying-Out Machine, 1858. Creator: UnknownThe Atlantic Telegraph Paying-Out Machine, 1858. 'In the Engraving, which is taken from a photograph by Maull and Polyblank
The American Centennial Exhibition: one of the Principal Streets in Philadelphia, 1876. Creator: UnknownThe American Centennial Exhibition: one of the Principal Streets in Philadelphia, 1876. 'The guidebook published by Messrs. J. B
Opening of the American Centennial Festival Exhibition: a Street in Philadelphia, 1876. Creator: W. J. POpening of the American Centennial Festival Exhibition: a Street in Philadelphia, 1876. 'The Great Exhibition at Philadelphia
The North Atlantic Telegraph - Cape Farewell, South Greenland, 1860. Creator: UnknownThe North Atlantic Telegraph - Cape Farewell, South Greenland, 1860. 'Cape Farewell is situated at the south-western end of Greenland
Proposed route of the North Atlantic Telegraph, 1860. Creator: UnknownProposed route of the North Atlantic Telegraph, 1860. 'The concession for the Danish territories on the proposed route was obtained by Colonel Shaffner in 1854
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Tim Berners-Lee, 2010s, (2023). Creator: Heritage ImagesAI IMAGE - Portrait of Tim Berners-Lee, 2010s, (2023). English computer scientist Berners-Lee (born 1955), also known as TimBL, is best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web
The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: the scene on Saturday night, 1876. Creator: UnknownThe Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, near Huntingdon: working parties removing the injured, from a sketch by Mr. Gompertz, a passenger, 1876
The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: raising an engine from the wrecked train, 1876. Creator: UnknownThe Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: raising an engine from the wrecked train, 1876. On 21 January 1876, the Edinburgh-London Special Scotch Express was involved in a collision
The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: general view of the scene of the accident, 1876. Creator: CraneThe Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: general view of the scene of the accident, 1876. On 21 January 1876, the Edinburgh-London Special Scotch Express was involved in a collision
The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, near Huntingdon...1876. Creator: UnknownThe Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, near Huntingdon: working parties removing the injured, from a sketch by Mr. Gompertz, a passenger, 1876