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"Sending: A Journey Through Time and History" Fortnum & Mason's Christmas Box for Soldiers, WW1: In the spirit of giving

Background imageSending Collection: Fortnum & Masons Christmas Box for soldiers, WW1

Fortnum & Masons Christmas Box for soldiers, WW1
Advertisement for quintessential London department store, Fortnum & Mason, in particular their Thirty Shilling Xmas Box of selected provisions which could be sent to the front for lucky soldiers

Background imageSending Collection: John Logie Bairds experiment, showing how television transm

John Logie Bairds experiment, showing how television transm
Sending pictures through the air. Bairds system of television transmits its wireless pictures. John Logie Baird transmitted a moving image by wireless, showing gradations of light and shade

Background imageSending Collection: Letter from Mandela

Letter from Mandela
Arrest and trial of Nelson Mandela. Signed letter from Mandela while awaiting trial, September 1962 Date: 1962

Background imageSending Collection: Bear Feeds Fish to Cubs Date: 1948

Bear Feeds Fish to Cubs Date: 1948

Background imageSending Collection: John Wyclif and the Lollards

John Wyclif and the Lollards
John Wyclif, Christian theologian and reformer, sending out some of his followers, known as Lollards, on their teaching missions

Background imageSending Collection: Silhouette, Sending Coals to Newcastle

Silhouette, Sending Coals to Newcastle
Sending Coals to Newcastle -- silhouette showing a mining landscape and three men carrying sacks of coal up a slope

Background imageSending Collection: Source Size = 3765 x 2509

Source Size = 3765 x 2509
Bulgaria, a Marriage Procession: the Bridegroom Sending Presents to the Bride

Background imageSending Collection: Mandela Arrest

Mandela Arrest
Arrest and trial of Nelson Mandela. Letter from The Observer regarding books for Mandela to Sir John Maud at the British Embassy in South Africa, August 1962 Date: 1962

Background imageSending Collection: Lecture on Stephen Grays discoveries in electricity

Lecture on Stephen Grays discoveries in electricity
A lecture at the Charterhouse, London on Stephen Grays discoveries in electricity. In the early eighteenth century, Gray demonstrated that charges of electricity could be conducted by some materials

Background imageSending Collection: London Postcard 1905

London Postcard 1905
Postcard sending Greetings from London. The coat of arms in the centre shows two dragons

Background imageSending Collection: Receiver of automatic printing telegraph of the type used by financial concerns, 1896

Receiver of automatic printing telegraph of the type used by financial concerns, 1896
3479637 Receiver of automatic printing telegraph of the type used by financial concerns, 1896; (add.info.: Receiver of automatic printing telegraph of the type used by financial concerns)

Background imageSending Collection: Tsar Nicholas I inaugurating the semaphore telegraph line between Moscow and Warsaw in 1833

Tsar Nicholas I inaugurating the semaphore telegraph line between Moscow and Warsaw in 1833 (engraving)
541879 Tsar Nicholas I inaugurating the semaphore telegraph line between Moscow and Warsaw in 1833 (engraving); (add.info.: Tsar Ncholas I (1796-1855)

Background imageSending Collection: Direct telegraph line between New-castle and London for the Newcastle Chronicle, 1874

Direct telegraph line between New-castle and London for the Newcastle Chronicle, 1874
3479999 Direct telegraph line between New-castle and London for the Newcastle Chronicle, 1874; (add.info.: Direct telegraph line between Newcastle and London for the Newcastle Chronicle)

Background imageSending Collection: 19th century Telegraph office

19th century Telegraph office
5321267 19th century Telegraph office; (add.info.: 19th century Telegraph office; American 1880.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageSending Collection: Edison carbon telephone: sending and receiving apparatus with battery box at base

Edison carbon telephone: sending and receiving apparatus with battery box at base. Solid metal diaphragm
530472 Edison carbon telephone: sending and receiving apparatus with battery box at base. Solid metal diaphragm. Wood engraving, New York 1890; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageSending Collection: Meyer's autographic telegraph, 1874

Meyer's autographic telegraph, 1874
3479980 Meyer's autographic telegraph, 1874; (add.info.: Meyer's autographic telegraph. The image to be dispatched was written on metallised paper with insulating ink)

Background imageSending Collection: Taira no Shigemori Sending Gold to China, 1878. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Taira no Shigemori Sending Gold to China, 1878. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Taira no Shigemori Sending Gold to China, 1878. From A Mirror of Great Warriors of Japan

Background imageSending Collection: General Daendels Taking Leave of Lieutenant-Colonel Krayenhoff, 1795. Creator: Adriaan De Lelie

General Daendels Taking Leave of Lieutenant-Colonel Krayenhoff, 1795. Creator: Adriaan De Lelie
General Daendels Taking Leave of Lieutenant-Colonel Krayenhoff, 1795. Other Title(s): General Daendels Taking Leave in Maarssen of Lieutenant Colonel C.R.T

Background imageSending Collection: Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S

Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S
Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917

Background imageSending Collection: The Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles
The terms of the Versailles treaty are equivalent to sending Germany to the guillotine. The three figures depicted in black are Woodrow Wilson, Georges Clemenceau and David Lloyd George Date: 1919

Background imageSending Collection: Oldham 2-2 Newcastle, Division Two League match at Boundary Park

Oldham 2-2 Newcastle, Division Two League match at Boundary Park, Saturday 9th October 1982. Terry McDermott is sent off

Background imageSending Collection: French April Fools Card - Flying Fish Aeroplane

French April Fools Card - Flying Fish Aeroplane sending Best Wishes.....!! Date: circa 1909

Background imageSending Collection: I'm Sending A Letter To Santa Claus

I'm Sending A Letter To Santa Claus
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for I'm Sending A Letter To Santa Claus, by Lanny Rogers and Spencer Williams. Featured, recorded and broadcast by Gracie Fields

Background imageSending Collection: WW2 - Boy's Own Paper March 1941

WW2 - Boy's Own Paper March 1941
An illustrated front cover of a WW2 children's paper, Boys Own, March 1941. The image shows two British Royal Air Force pilots giving each other a thumbs up from different fighter planes

Background imageSending Collection: WW2 - British Fighter Takes Down Italian Fiat

WW2 - British Fighter Takes Down Italian Fiat
A WW2 children's short story illustration showing a British WW2 fighter plane taking down an Italian Fiat Falco biplane, sending it out of control. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageSending Collection: Pretty young lady making a splash with a dive into the sea

Pretty young lady making a splash with a dive into the sea
I'm making a big splash down here'! A pretty young lady in a vivid red swimsuit and headscarf leaps into the sea, sending some of the other occupants of the waters flying into the air!

Background imageSending Collection: WW2 Q-Ship And Royal Navy Radio

WW2 Q-Ship And Royal Navy Radio
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a lady wearing a pink dress, standing on the deck of a Q-ship

Background imageSending Collection: WW2 Wireless S. O. S. Call And Red Cross Nurse

WW2 Wireless S. O. S. Call And Red Cross Nurse
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a Royal Navy captain sending an S.O.S. wireless call, while the right picture portrays a British Red Cross nurse

Background imageSending Collection: Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Good luck for Victory!

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Good luck for Victory!
Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Good luck! And good luck for Victory Date: circa mid-1970s

Background imageSending Collection: RMS Lusitania - propaganda medal, leaflet and other items

RMS Lusitania - propaganda medal, leaflet and other items
RMS Lusitania - Carlton ware model 6.5 inches, together with German propaganda medal, leaflet, and other items. The bronze German Lusitania medal was designed by Karl Goetz

Background imageSending Collection: The Pocket Marconigraph

The Pocket Marconigraph
Predicting the mobile phone - man stranded at sea sends a message on his Pocket Marconigraph Date: 1914

Background imageSending Collection: American Troops Leaving New York for Training 1917

American Troops Leaving New York for Training 1917
On 6th April 1917, the United States declared war against Germany and thousands of American troops enlisted. Photograph showing American troops receiving a large send-off in New York. Date: 1917

Background imageSending Collection: American Troops Leaving for War Training Camp 1917

American Troops Leaving for War Training Camp 1917
On 6th April 1917, the United States declared war against Germany, the nation had a standing army of 127, 500 officers and soldiers

Background imageSending Collection: Officers and signallers have stationed themselves in a loft or attic in the upper storey of a

Officers and signallers have stationed themselves in a loft or attic in the upper storey of a damaged building, whose windows command a view the enermy's postion

Background imageSending Collection: Gunners are unable to see the targets at which they are firing

Gunners are unable to see the targets at which they are firing, they depend on the information from the aircraft, this is a typical photograph taken during the great Allied advance on the Western

Background imageSending Collection: The first sign of convalescence. Date: 1892

The first sign of convalescence. Date: 1892

Background imageSending Collection: Carrier Pigeon, 19th century

Carrier Pigeon, 19th century
Love Letter sent by carrier pigeon, engraved and published for the ladys book, January 1860

Background imageSending Collection: Coles Phillips Girl, Between You and Me and the Post (colour litho)

Coles Phillips Girl, Between You and Me and the Post (colour litho)
5996396 Coles Phillips Girl, Between You and Me and the Post (colour litho) by Coles Phillips, C. (1880-1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coles Phillips Girl, Between You and Me and the Post)

Background imageSending Collection: Joshua sending back the Two Tribes and a Half (engraving)

Joshua sending back the Two Tribes and a Half (engraving)
5218400 Joshua sending back the Two Tribes and a Half (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joshua sending back the Two Tribes and a Half)

Background imageSending Collection: Bank of Cupid (colour litho)

Bank of Cupid (colour litho)
3641554 Bank of Cupid (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bank of Cupid. Postcard, early 20th century. Sent: 1906.); © Look and Learn

Background imageSending Collection: Noah sending forth the dove, during the Flood (chromolitho)

Noah sending forth the dove, during the Flood (chromolitho)
5198783 Noah sending forth the dove, during the Flood (chromolitho) by Morris, Philip Richard (1838-1902) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Noah sending forth the dove, during the Flood)

Background imageSending Collection: Sending out the Twelve Apostles (engraving)

Sending out the Twelve Apostles (engraving)
6028675 Sending out the Twelve Apostles (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sending out the Twelve Apostles)

Background imageSending Collection: The American Meat Supply, Sketches at Liverpool (engraving)

The American Meat Supply, Sketches at Liverpool (engraving)
1059463 The American Meat Supply, Sketches at Liverpool (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The American Meat Supply, Sketches at Liverpool)

Background imageSending Collection: Despatching News of the United States Fleet (engraving)

Despatching News of the United States Fleet (engraving)
1039568 Despatching News of the United States Fleet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Despatching News of the United States Fleet)

Background imageSending Collection: The Opening of the Royal Academy, will it be accepted? A Reminiscence of Sending-in-Day (engraving)

The Opening of the Royal Academy, will it be accepted? A Reminiscence of Sending-in-Day (engraving)
1047267 The Opening of the Royal Academy, will it be accepted? A Reminiscence of Sending-in-Day (engraving) by English School

Background imageSending Collection: St Gregory sends missionaries to England, 596 (chromolitho)

St Gregory sends missionaries to England, 596 (chromolitho)
1093816 St Gregory sends missionaries to England, 596 (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Gregory sends missionaries to England, 596)

Background imageSending Collection: Practical Scientific Inventions (engraving)

Practical Scientific Inventions (engraving)
1099868 Practical Scientific Inventions (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Practical Scientific Inventions)

Background imageSending Collection: Woman posting a letter (coloured photo)

Woman posting a letter (coloured photo)
813459 Woman posting a letter (coloured photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman posting a letter.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection; English, out of copyright



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"Sending: A Journey Through Time and History" Fortnum & Mason's Christmas Box for Soldiers, WW1: In the spirit of giving, Fortnum & Masons sent heartfelt Christmas boxes to soldiers during World War 1, bringing a touch of joy amidst the chaos. Letter from Mandela: Nelson Mandela's powerful letters from prison were not just words on paper; they were messages of hope and resilience that inspired millions around the world. John Logie Baird's Experiment: Showing How Television Transm: With his groundbreaking experiment, John Logie Baird revolutionized communication by sending images through television transmission - a milestone in human history. John Wyclif and the Lollards: John Wyclif fearlessly challenged authority by sending forth his ideas with the Lollards, sparking intellectual debates that shaped religious reform in medieval England. Silhouette: Sending Coals to Newcastle: The age-old saying "sending coals to Newcastle" reminds us of unnecessary actions; however, sometimes it takes such gestures to appreciate what we already have. Mandela Arrest: Nelson Mandela's unjust arrest was a dark chapter in history but also marked the beginning of an unwavering fight against oppression and injustice worldwide. Lecture on Stephen Gray's Discoveries in Electricity: Through captivating lectures, scientists like Stephen Gray enlightened minds by sending knowledge about electricity into classrooms and paving the way for modern advancements. London Postcard 1905: A vintage postcard captures London's charm in 1905 - a snapshot sent across time showcasing bustling streets, iconic landmarks, and memories frozen forever. "I'm Sending A Letter To Santa Claus": Childhood innocence comes alive as little hearts send their wishes off into the world with letters addressed to Santa Claus - dreams taking flight on paper wings. WW2 - Boy's Own Paper March 1941.