Cable Collection (page 3)

Steam ship 'William Hutt', 1853
3479156 Steam ship 'William Hutt', 1853; (add.info.: Steam ship 'William Hutt' laying out cable for the submarine telegraph between England and Belgium)

Cable making, 1823
3479067 Cable making, 1823; (add.info.: Woodcut illustration shows three male figures cable making. Dated 1823.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Eclectic telegraph cable, 1851
3479171 Eclectic telegraph cable, 1851; (add.info.: France and England connected by a submarine electric telegraph cable. London, dated 1851.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Landing the cable of the Falmouth Gibraltar and Mediterranean, 1870
3479167 Landing the cable of the Falmouth Gibraltar and Mediterranean, 1870; (add.info.: Landing the cable of the Falmouth Gibraltar and Mediterranean telegraph at Porthournew Bay, Cornwall)

A Capstan, 1850
3330557 A Capstan, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a Capstan, a broad revolving cylinder with a vertical axis used for winding a rope or cable, powered by a motor or pushed round by levers)

Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, New York, Engraving 1883
538279 Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, New York, Engraving 1883.; (add.info.: Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, New York, designed and built by John Augustus Roebling (1806-1869)

Illustration showing the submarine telegraph cable between England and Belgium being laid out from the hold of
5311170 Illustration showing the submarine telegraph cable between England and Belgium being laid out from the hold of the 'William Hutt'; 1853; (add.info.: Date)

John Pender, British submarine communications cable pioneer, 1888
3479000 John Pender, British submarine communications cable pioneer, 1888; (add.info.: John Pender, British submarine communications cable pioneer, was born in the Vale of Leven, Scotland)

Telephone cables being laid, 1890
3479177 Telephone cables being laid, 1890; (add.info.: View of New York street and manhole beneath, showing a telephone cable being laid)

Submarine telegraph cable, 1855
3479164 Submarine telegraph cable, 1855; (add.info.: Submarine telegraph cable between Holyhead on the Welsh coast and Howth in Ireland: 1852)

Ships on their way to lay the China telegraph cable to connect Java, Singapore, Penang and Madras, 1870
3478999 Ships on their way to lay the China telegraph cable to connect Java, Singapore, Penang and Madras, 1870; (add.info.: Ships on their way to lay the China telegraph cable to connect Java)

The 'Great eastern' steamship used to lift the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1866
3478946 The 'Great eastern' steamship used to lift the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1866; (add.info.: The 'Great eastern' steamship used to lift the Atlantic telegraph cable)

The laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858
3478896 The laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858; (add.info.: Cartoon from Punch, 1858, at the time of the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable)

HMS Brisk, granted to the International Mid-Channel Telegraph Company, anchored in the English Channel, 1870
3479558 HMS Brisk, granted to the International Mid-Channel Telegraph Company, anchored in the English Channel, 1870; (add.info.: H.M.S)

Landing the shore end of the Alexandria Malta submarine telegraph cable at Alexandria, 1868
3479553 Landing the shore end of the Alexandria Malta submarine telegraph cable at Alexandria, 1868; (add.info.: Landing the shore end of the Alexandria Malta submarine telegraph cable at Alexandria)

Laying the submarine telegraph cable in the Persian gulf, 1870
3479551 Laying the submarine telegraph cable in the Persian gulf, 1870; (add.info.: Laying the submarine telegraph cable in the Persian gulf, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Telegraph fleet in Darwin Bay, Australia 1871-73
3479545 Telegraph fleet in Darwin Bay, Australia 1871-73; (add.info.: The telegraph fleet in Darwin Bay to begin the northern stretch of overland cable to be joined to the submarine cable linking)

Steam winch with steel wire. Steel wire for deep-sea dredging. 1880
3522400 Steam winch with steel wire. Steel wire for deep-sea dredging. 1880; (add.info.: Steam winch with steel wire. Steel wire for deep-sea dredging was first used on the 'Blake')

Sir John Pender (10 September 1816 - 7 July 1896)
5307020 Sir John Pender (10 September 1816 - 7 July 1896); (add.info.: Sir John Pender (10 September 1816 - 7 July 1896). British submarine communications cable pioneer

19th century illustration of a windlass for raising weights. A crank handle turns a shaft carrying a screw which links
5311562 19th century illustration of a windlass for raising weights. A crank handle turns a shaft carrying a screw which links a toothed wheel to a drum

Telegraph cable linking Britain and her colony India, 1850
3479166 Telegraph cable linking Britain and her colony India, 1850; (add.info.: The telegraph cable linking Britain and her colony India is depicted as a conversation between John Bull and Britannia)

The Scauderia laying the submarine telegraph cable between Malta and Alexandria, 1868
3479552 The Scauderia laying the submarine telegraph cable between Malta and Alexandria, 1868; (add.info.: The Scauderia laying the submarine telegraph cable between Malta and Alexandria)

Landing the submarine telegraph cable, 1869
3479168 Landing the submarine telegraph cable, 1869; (add.info.: Landing the submarine telegraph cable at St Mary's Isles of Scilly. The cables was from Lands End, Cornwall, to St Mary's)

Sir John Pender
3118258 Sir John Pender; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Sir Jogn Pender (1816-1896) British submarine communications cable pioneer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The 'Great eastern' steamship used to lift the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1866
3478947 The 'Great eastern' steamship used to lift the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1866; (add.info.: The 'Great eastern' steamship used to lift the Atlantic telegraph cable)

Moving beams on the 25th floor of the Empire State Building, published by William Edwin Rudge, 1931 (pencil on paper)
STC138072 Moving beams on the 25th floor of the Empire State Building, published by William Edwin Rudge, 1931 (pencil on paper) by Bailey

The submarine electric telegraph cable
5308077 The submarine electric telegraph cable.; (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the submarine electric telegraph cable connecting France and England. Dated 19th century)

I took up the knotted end of the cables, to which my hooks were tied. From Gulliver's voyage to Lilliput
2963124 I took up the knotted end of the cables, to which my hooks were tied. From Gulliver's voyage to Lilliput. Illustration from Gullivers Travels published c.1875; Private Collection; Photo

Setting up the telegraph cable linking Ireland and Scotland, 1893
3479169 Setting up the telegraph cable linking Ireland and Scotland, 1893; (add.info.: Setting up the telegraph cable linking Ireland and Scotland, 1893.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Undo-European telegraph, 1868
3479165 Undo-European telegraph, 1868; (add.info.: Undo-European telegraph. British sailors pulling ashore the end of the Anglo-Indian telegraph to complete laying it across the mouth of the Tigris)

Feeding telephone cable from drum, 1890
3479178 Feeding telephone cable from drum, 1890; (add.info.: Feeding telephone cable from drum, down manhole and into conduit: New York)

Laying down the Mediterranean telegraph cable at Spezzia, 1854
3479550 Laying down the Mediterranean telegraph cable at Spezzia, 1854; (add.info.: Laying down the Mediterranean telegraph cable at Spezia, Italy, 1854.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The second attempt to lay the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1865
3478894 The second attempt to lay the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1865; (add.info.: Cartoon from Punch, 1865, at the time of the second attempt to lay the Atlantic telegraph cable)

The Depot of the Mekban Telegraph Department at Gwader, 1863
3478998 The Depot of the Mekban Telegraph Department at Gwader, 1863; (add.info.: The Depot of the Mekban Telegraph Department at Gwader.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Steel beam being winched up from the truck, to be used in the construction of the Empire State Building
STC138070 Steel beam being winched up from the truck, to be used in the construction of the Empire State Building, published by William Edwin Rudge, 1931 (pencil on paper) by Bailey

Brooklin
Marco Tagliarino

The Superga cable railway near Turin
5308351 The Superga cable railway near Turin.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Superga cable railway near Turin, Italy. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The telegraph cable linking France and Britain, 1850
3479163 The telegraph cable linking France and Britain, 1850; (add.info.: The telegraph cable linking France and Britain as seen in a John Leech cartoon from 'Punch' magazine)

A 12 hp, single cylinder, ploughing steam engine
3732428 A 12 hp, single cylinder, ploughing steam engine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a 12 hp, single cylinder, ploughing steam engine)

The Kirkham and the Assaye taking on cable at Woolwich for the Indian telegraph, 1863
3478997 The Kirkham and the Assaye taking on cable at Woolwich for the Indian telegraph, 1863; (add.info.: The Kirkham and the Assaye taking on cable at Woolwich for the Indian telegraph)

Atlantic telegraph, 1866
3478907 Atlantic telegraph, 1866; (add.info.: Atlantic telegraph: The forge on board the 'Great Eastern' 1866.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858
3478895 The laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable, 1858; (add.info.: Cartoon from Punch, 1858, at the time of the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cable)

A Capstan, 1850
3330558 A Capstan, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a Capstan, a broad revolving cylinder with a vertical axis used for winding a rope or cable, powered by a motor or pushed round by levers)

Ocean Cable, 1850
3479182 Ocean Cable, 1850; (add.info.: Ocean Cable. Workmen at the Western Eclectic company plant in Baltimore store a 23-mile length of armorless ocean cable in a tank for transfer to the new cable)

Cable transatlantic, c1880 (engraving)
2450316 Cable transatlantic, c1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Science. Communication. Warehouse of the 1866' transatlantic cable laid by Cyrus Field between Ireland and USA)

Cable railway from the Tiazhelyi mine, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Cable railway from the Tiazhelyi mine, 1910.

the train is coming
Dieter Reichelt

Comando
Hamid Hanjar

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"Cable: Connecting People, Places, and History" The Verrazano Narrows Bridge stands tall, held together by the strength of cables that unite two iconic boroughs of New York City. Ascend to new heights on the Cable Car Teleferico Do Rancho in Camara de Lobos, Madeira island, Portugal – a breathtaking journey above lush landscapes. National Grid pylons emerge mysteriously from the mist, reminding us of the invisible network that powers our modern lives. In 1936's Cable Street demonstration, ordinary citizens stood up against fascism in London's East End – a testament to unity and resistance. Metropolitan Police officers faced off against protesters during the historic Battle Street – an enduring symbol of community solidarity. The Millau Bridge in France soars gracefully over valleys with its cable-stayed design, showcasing human engineering marvels at their finest. A RAF Bomb-Aimer takes his position during World War II; guided by intricate cables and technology as he fights for freedom from above. An electric guitar connected to an amplifier through cables unleashes raw energy and electrifying melodies that resonate with music lovers worldwide. The Great Eastern ship laid down transatlantic telegraph cables in 1866 - revolutionizing global communication forevermore. Glide high above Whistler Mountain on the Peak 2 Peak Gondola during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games – where athletes' dreams were realized amidst stunning scenery supported by sturdy cables. Paris' Eiffel Tower proudly displayed its elegance even back in 1926 when it was adorned with delicate lights strung along its towering structure using intricate cabling systems. Cables have woven themselves into our world's tapestry.