Signalling Collection

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

Prossers Wooden Railway, Wimbledon Common, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Prossers Wooden Railway, Wimbledon Common, 1845....a System of Tram-ways composed entirely of Wood, which the inventor, Mr

The Charing-Cross Railway: the signal station on the north end of the bridge, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Charing-Cross Railway: the signal station on the north end of the bridge, [London], 1864. 'The signal station...is remarkable for the ingenious character of its arrangements

Junior Naval Scout on U.S.S. Recruit, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Junior Naval Scout on U.S.S. Recruit, 1917. A Junior Naval recruit semaphore flag signalling on the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square

Wig-Wag, Pratt Institute, Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Wig-Wag, Pratt Institute, Oct 1917. Members of the U.S. Army Signal Corps using signal flags during training at the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York during World War I.

Broad-Street, Philadelphia, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Creator: C.R
Broad-Street, Philadelphia, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876....view of Broad-street, at the crossing of the Pennsylvania and Reading line of railroad

Wreck of the Strathmore on the Crozet Islands: Turf Tower erected by the Survivors...1876. Creator: W. H. O
Wreck of the Strathmore on the Crozet Islands: Turf Tower erected by the Survivors - making signals to a ship, from sketches supplied by Mr. Spencer Joslen, First-Class Passenger, 1876

The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, Huntingdon: the scene on Saturday night, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The 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: Unknown
The 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: Crane
The 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: Unknown
The Railway Accident at Abbotts Ripton, near Huntingdon: working parties removing the injured, from a sketch by Mr. Gompertz, a passenger, 1876

Boys signal to a ship from a sinking rowing boat, in or before 1894. Creator: Willem Wenckebach
Boys signal to a ship from a sinking rowing boat, in or before 1894. In the semi-darkness three boys are at sea in a rowing boat. One waves with a handkerchief to a sailing ship

Mounted Mameluke Chieftain Calling for Aid, 1817. Creator: Antoine-Jean Gros
Mounted Mameluke Chieftain Calling for Aid, 1817

U.S.S. Brooklyn, signal party, between 1896 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Brooklyn, signal party, between 1896 and 1899

U.S.S. Brooklyn, signal party, between 1896 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Brooklyn, signal party, between 1896 and 1899

Frank A. Daniels, Right, with Brother Jonathan Daniels, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Frank A
Frank A. Daniels, Right, with Brother Jonathan Daniels, 1915. Sons of US politician Josephus Daniels and suffragist Addie Worth Bagley

Frank A. Daniels, Right, with Brother Jonathan Daniels, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Frank A
Frank A. Daniels, Right, with Brother Jonathan Daniels, 1915. Sons of US politician Josephus Daniels and suffragist Addie Worth Bagley

Frank A. Daniels, Right, with Brother Jonathan Daniels, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Frank A
Frank A. Daniels, Right, with Brother Jonathan Daniels, 1915. Sons of US politician Josephus Daniels and suffragist Addie Worth Bagley

Frank A. Daniels, Right, with Brother Jonathan Daniels, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Frank A
Frank A. Daniels, Right, with Brother Jonathan Daniels, 1915. Sons of US politician Josephus Daniels and suffragist Addie Worth Bagley

'Through a Head Sea: H.M.S. "Aurora" Signalling a Strange Sail, 1891. Creator: Joseph Nash
'Through a Head Sea: H.M.S. "Aurora" Signalling a Strange Sail, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Evelyn Moran, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Evelyn Moran, between 1910 and 1920
Evelyn Moran, between 1910 and 1920. Woman writing on a pad of paper, man operating signalling device/Morse key?

Signaling, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Signaling, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Signaling, between 1910 and 1917. USA. Man in military uniform teaching women (scout leaders?) semaphore

The International Exhibition: Ward's night-signal telegraph, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Ward's night-signal telegraph, 1862....an ingenious system of marine telegraph, consisting of flags for day

The War in America: a night alarm in the Federal camp - signalling from the right bank... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The War in America: a night alarm in the Federal camp - signalling from the right bank of the Potomac to head-quarters at Washington, from a sketch by our special artist, 1862

Trainman signalling from a "Jim Crow"coach, Saint Augustine, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Saint Augustine, Florida. Trainman signalling from a " Jim Crow" coach

Signal Tower on Elk Mountain, Maryland, September 1862. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Signal Tower on Elk Mountain, Maryland, September 1862. Albumen print, pl. 22 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume I" (1866)

Signal flag with pole, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Signal flag on a wooden pole. Singal flag is red and white cut across the diagnol. The red section has three ties that attach the flag to the pole

The Old Westover House, 1869. Creator: Edward Lamson Henry
The Old Westover House, 1869

Signaling Baton (Saihai) and Storage Box, Japanese, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Signaling Baton (Saihai) and Storage Box, Japanese, 18th century

The Telephone; a telegraphic alarum, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Telephone; a telegraphic alarum, 1844. A type of foghorn: The object of the..." Telephone or Marine Alarum and Signal Trumpet", by Captain J. N. Taylor, R.N

Junction of the Great Western Railway with the London Branch, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Junction of the Great Western Railway with the London Branch, 1844. Two signal-posts of great size, and conspicuous for their markings and colour, have been placed on the left of the up line

Indian Mail signals, at Folkestone, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Indian Mail signals, at Folkestone, 1844. Postal service between Britain and India: In approaching this port [Folkestone, from Boulogne

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

Training in telecommunications, 1941. Creator: Charles Brown
Training in telecommunications, 1941. British RAF personnel in the classroom during the Second World War: Class work...in properly equipped rooms

The Fairey Fulmar, 1941. Creator: Unknown
The Fairey Fulmar, 1941. British fighter aircraft built by Fairey Aviation, served with the Fleet Air Arm (Fa) during the Second World War

Sadler Over The Lighthouse, Dublin, 1817, (1920). Creator: Robert Havell
Sadler Over The Lighthouse, Dublin, 1817, (1920). James Sadler (1753-1828) above Dublin Lighthouse on route to Holyhead 24 July 1817 by artist Robert Havell. Photogravure

Electro-Mechanical Signal Cabin at Victoria, Southern Railway, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Electro-Mechanical Signal Cabin at Victoria, Southern Railway, 1930. From " The Wonder Book of Railways", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, 1930]

Train Movement Diagram in Signal-Box, Metropolitan Railway, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Train Movement Diagram in Signal-Box, Metropolitan Railway, 1930. From " The Wonder Book of Railways", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, 1930]

The 1st Middlesex (Victoria Rifles) - Volunteers, 1890. Creator: Godfrey Douglas Giles
The 1st Middlesex (Victoria Rifles) - Volunteers, 1890. From " Her Majestys Army, Vol. II", by Walter Richards. [J. S. Virtue & Co. Limited, London, 1890]

On the Route of the Lapland Express, 1935-36. Creator: Unknown
On the Route of the Lapland Express, 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 2". [The Amalgamated Press Limited, London, 1935-36]

Caught by the Tide, c1869, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
Caught by the Tide, c1869, (c1902). After a painting in the Guildhall Art Gallery, London. Three children stranded on a rock by the rising water

German signallers outside the Fortress of Vaux, Verdun, northern France, c1914-c1918. Signallers from the Signals Detachment of the German Armys 3rd Guards Uhlans

All clear for the start at Tempelhof Airport, Berlin, c1936 (c1937). A Lufthansa aircraft ready to take off. From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol. 1, by Clarence Winchester

Royal Navy sailor signalling, c1890-c1893. Artist: William Christian Symons
Royal Navy sailor signalling, c1890-c1893. A print from Her Majestys Navy Including its Deeds and Battles, by Lieut Chas Rathbone Low, Volume III, JS Virtue & Co, London, 1890-1893

Signalling by semaphore on board HMS Camperdown, 1895. Artist: Gregory & Co
Signalling by semaphore on board HMS Camperdown, 1895. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 20th December 1895

Signallers of the Yorkshire Regiment, New Zealand Hill, South Africa, Boer War, 1900Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Signallers of the Yorkshire Regiment, New Zealand Hill, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Yorkshire signaling from New Zealand Hill, held after their commanders had Fallen, Jan 14th, to Rensburg

British heliographing from the Johannesburg Fort the news of the occupation, Boer war, 1900. Johannesburg was captured by the British on 31st May 1900

Visual Signalman, (3rd Class), 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Visual Signalman, (3rd Class), 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

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