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Pioneer 10 / 11, reconstructed full-scale mock-up, 1972
For over 30 years, the Pioneer 10 spacecraft sent photographs and scientific information back to Earth. Launched March 2, 1972, it reached speeds of 52, 100 kilometers (32)

Taking the Census, 1854. Creator: Francis William Edmonds
Taking the Census, 1854

Commander and Able-Seaman, R. N. 1901. Creator: Gregory & Co
Commander and Able-Seaman, R.N. 1901. The Royal Navy, the United Kingdoms naval warfare force landed guns from HM Ships Terrible and Powerful to help in the relief of the siege of Ladysmith

Front page of Mercurius Civicus: Londons Intelligencer, February 1643, (1945)
Front page of " Mercurius Civicus: Londons Intelligencer", February 1643, (1945). Portraits of King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria

First telegraph despatch from Lyon, 4 March 1815, (1921). Creator: Unknown
First telegraph despatch from Lyon, 4 March 1815, (1921). Premiere depeche telegraphique de Lyon. Message sent via French inventor Claude Chappes (1763-1805) optical telegraph (semaphore) system

Prisoners of War: interrogating captured Turks, First World War, c1917-1918, (c1920). British soldiers with Turkish prisoners on the Eastern Front

Russian soldiers wives waiting for news from the Front... First World War, 1915, (c1920)
Russian soldiers wives waiting for news from the Front during the Great Retreat, First World War, 1915, (c1920). The Womens Share in Russia

Military observers on the railway, First World War, 1914, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Military observers on the railway, First World War, 1914, (c1920). On one of the Naval Armoured Trains in Belgium: the look-out men

The Fourth Arm in the Great War: French Air-scouts at work, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). A powerfully engined French biplane as used for detailed reconnaissance

People waiting for news of the Titanic... New York City, USA, April 1912, (1935)
People waiting for news of the Titanic outside the White Star line offices at 9 Broadway, New York City, USA, April 1912, (1935)

Wireless operator... RMS Titanic, 1912, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Wireless operator Harold Bride being questioned about SOS messages sent during the sinking of RMS Titanic, 1912, (1935). The wireless operator is undergoing examination as to the time the SOS

The Capuchin friar Joachim Haspinger, (1936). Creator: Unknown
The Capuchin friar Joachim Haspinger, (1936). Der Kapuzinermonch Joachim Haspinger. Johann Simon (Joachim) Haspinger (1776-1858) was a priest and a leader of the Tyrolean Rebellion

The Tyrolean Rebellion, 1809, (1936). Creator: Unknown
The Tyrolean Rebellion, 1809, (1936). Vor Dem Aufstand in Tirol, 1809. The Tyrolean Rebellion of 1809 was an uprising of peasants in the County of Tyrol (which today lies between Italy and Austria)

Reconnaissance riders, 1870 / 71, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Reconnaissance riders, 1870/71, (1936). Erkundungsritt, 1870/71. Prussian soldiers gather information on the movements of the enemy during the Franco-Prussian War

Pendergrass delivering to William III a List of Conspirators in the Assassination plot, 1773
Pendergrass delivering to William III. A List of the Conspirators concerned in the Assassination - plot, 1773. Thomas Prendergast (c1660-1709)

Hus transcript of Wycliffes treatise, early 15th century, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Hus transcript of Wycliffes treatise, early 15th century, (1947). The English scholar and reformer John Wycliffe (1320s-1384)

Operations Room, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
Operations Room, c1943. The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), whose members were referred to as WaFs, was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during World War II

A Station Intelligence Room, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
A Station Intelligence Room, c1943. The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), whose members were referred to as WaFs, was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during World War II

On Signals Duty, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
On Signals Duty, c1943. The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), whose members were referred to as WaFs, was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during World War II

Code and Cypher Officer, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
Code and Cypher Officer, c1943. The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), whose members were referred to as WaFs, was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during World War II

Travelling Round Britain, 1940s, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Travelling Round Britain, 1940s, (1945). British Prime Minister Winston Churchill dealing with correspondence during a train journey

The Hours of Awful Suspense in London, April 20, 1912. Creator: Unknown
The Hours of Awful Suspense in London, April 20, 1912. Relatives and friends of passengers on the Titanic studying the lists of the saved, and leaving the White Star Line offices at Oceanic House

Liner in a field of ice, and people waiting for news of the Titanic disaster, April 20, 1912. A Liner Threading Her Way Through a Field of Ice in the North Atlantic

Astronaut Richard Truly, second Space Shuttle flight, November 1981. Creator: NASA
Astronaut Richard Truly, second Space Shuttle flight, November 1981. US fighter pilot and astronaut Joe Engle (born 1937) looks at data in zero gravity on the second flight of the Space Shuttle

Rubbish, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Rubbish, 1951. Illustration for Ministry of Agriculture information leaflet. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Horses, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Horses, 1951. Illustration for Ministry of Agriculture information leaflet. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Carved trees, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Carved trees, 1951. Illustration for Ministry of Agriculture information leaflet. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design

Trees, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Trees, 1951. Illustration for Ministry of Agriculture information leaflet. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Lenin and Stalin at the Direct Wire, 1918, (1939). Creator: Pyotr Vasilyev
Lenin and Stalin at the Direct Wire, 1918, (1939). Russian communist revolutionaries Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1870-1924) and Joseph Stalin (1879-1953) reading information sent by telegraph

Buy a new Almanack, Cries of London, (c1688?)
Buy a new Almanack, (c1688?). An almanac seller, carrying a large basket of books. Almanacs were published yearly and contained a calendar as well as information regarding the phases of the moon

Livingstone and Stanley receiving newspapers in Central Africa, 1871-1873. Artist
Livingstone and Stanley receiving newspapers in Central Africa, 1871-1873. Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873)

Map of Longridge Fell, Lancashire

Information board, Chipping Vale, Lancashire

Blue information plaque, Grand Theatre, Blackpool, Lancashire. Designed by the Victorian theatre architect Frank Matcham, Blackpools Grand Theatre opened in 1894

Interrogating a German prisoner to obtain information, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Interrogating a German prisoner to obtain information, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail. (Colorised black and white print)

Sheet 3, from a portfolio of alphabets, 1929. From 20 Alphabets and Instructive Plates for Pen & Ink. [James Dorn, London, 1929]

Advert for Cow & Gate Ltd. 1951. From a guide to the Festival of Britain, 1951

Captured German prisoner giving information to his captors, World War I, 1914-1918. A German prisoner captured in a raid pointing out to staff officers the disposition of his unit

Olivier de Clisson tells the king who tried to assassinate him, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

British Naval and Air Force officers working at Area Combined Headquarters, c1940 (1943). The officers worked side by side in two offices fronting the plot on which every new movement in the Battle

King James II (1633-1701) receiving news of the landing of the Prince of Orange, 1890. Artist: Edward Matthew Ward
King James II (1633-1701) receiving news of the landing of the Prince of Orange, 1890. From a supplement to The Graphic (29 March 1890. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Friends and Enemies, 1914. A sheet distributed to French troops to help them distinguish Allied from enemy troops in World WarI

Telemachus gains Information of the commerce of Tyre, 1775. Artist: W Walker
Telemachus gains Information of the commerce of Tyre, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Railroads of the west, c1900. French postcard

Saint-Lazare Station, Paris, c1900. French postcard

Harbour station, Dieppe, c1900. French postcard

Panel from the Maesta Altarpiece: The Annunciation, 1311. Artist: Duccio di Buoninsegna
Panel from the Maesta Altarpiece: The Annunciation, 1311. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Poster Man, c1900-1919. Artist: Henri Boutet
The Poster Man, c1900-1919. From a private collection

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