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"From Red Telephone Boxes to Satellite Communication

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: The Atlantic Cable, ready for shipment, Morden Wharf, East Greenwich, 1857. Creator: Unknown

The Atlantic Cable, ready for shipment, Morden Wharf, East Greenwich, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Atlantic Cable, ready for shipment, Morden Wharf, East Greenwich, [London], 1857. The core is conveyed to [Glass, Elliott, and Co.'s works at] East Greenwich upon large reels

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Machines covering with Gutta Percha the Atlantic Cable Wire, at the Gutta Percha Company's... 1857

Machines covering with Gutta Percha the Atlantic Cable Wire, at the Gutta Percha Company's... 1857
Machines covering with Gutta Percha the Atlantic Cable Wire, at the Gutta Percha Company's Works, Wharf-Road, [London], 1857

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Manufacture of the Atlantic Submarine Cable, at Glass, Elliott, and Co.'s Works, East... 1857

Manufacture of the Atlantic Submarine Cable, at Glass, Elliott, and Co.'s Works, East... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Atlantic Submarine Cable, at Glass, Elliott, and Co.'s Works, East Greenwich, [London], 1857. The firm has...undertaken to complete 1250 miles within a specified period...The

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Buhl Stamping Co. building, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Unknown

Buhl Stamping Co. building, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Unknown
Buhl Stamping Co. building, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Buhl Stamping Co. building, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Unknown

Buhl Stamping Co. building, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Unknown
Buhl Stamping Co. building, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Sherman House, Mt. Clemens, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown

Sherman House, Mt. Clemens, between 1880 and 1899. Creator: Unknown
Sherman House, Mt. Clemens, between 1880 and 1899

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Central Church and Armory, Worcester, Mass. c1906. Creator: Unknown

Central Church and Armory, Worcester, Mass. c1906. Creator: Unknown
Central Church and Armory, Worcester, Mass. c1906

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Buhl Stamping Co. Detroit, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown

Buhl Stamping Co. Detroit, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Buhl Stamping Co. Detroit, between 1900 and 1905

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, Pa. between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown

Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, Pa. between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown
Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, Pa. between 1900 and 1906

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Sue Dorsey, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Sue Dorsey, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Sue Dorsey, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Sue Dorsey, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Sue Dorsey, 1918

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Sue Dorsey, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Sue Dorsey, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Sue Dorsey, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Sue Dorsey, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Sue Dorsey, 1918

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Edgar Rickard, Executive Asst. U.S. Food Administration, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Edgar Rickard, Executive Asst. U.S. Food Administration, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Edgar Rickard, Executive Asst
Edgar Rickard, Executive Assistant, U.S. Food Administration, 1917. Mining engineer

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Fred C. Wolcott, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Unknown

Fred C. Wolcott, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Unknown
Fred C. Wolcott, 1917 or 1918

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914
Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914. Lawyer and women's rights advocate, executive secretary of the Congressional Committee of the National American Woman Suffrage Association

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914
Antoinette Funk, Co-Chairman N.A.W.S.A. 1914. Lawyer and women's rights advocate, executive secretary of the Congressional Committee of the National American Woman Suffrage Association

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: House Office Building - Telephone Exchange, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

House Office Building - Telephone Exchange, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
House Office Building - Telephone Exchange, 1912

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Carey, William F. Mr. portrait photograph, 1929 July 3. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Carey, William F. Mr. portrait photograph, 1929 July 3. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Carey, William F. Mr. portrait photograph, 1929 July 3

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: John B. May Jr. Conf. Clerk To Sec. Daniels, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. John B. May Jr. Conf

John B. May Jr. Conf. Clerk To Sec. Daniels, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing. John B. May Jr. Conf. Clerk To Sec
John B. May Jr. Conf. Clerk To Sec. Daniels, 1915

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Dr. Franklin H. Martin of Chicago, Regent And Secretary General, American College of Surgeons, 1913

Dr. Franklin H. Martin of Chicago, Regent And Secretary General, American College of Surgeons, 1913
Dr. Franklin Henry Martin of Chicago, Regent And Secretary General, American College of Surgeons, 1913. Founder of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: A la gare de Diest, il n'a pas laisse intact un fil telegraphique, 1914. Creator: Unknown

A la gare de Diest, il n'a pas laisse intact un fil telegraphique, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Premieres visions de Guerre; A la gare de Diest, il n'a pas laisse intact un fil telegraphique, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Rep. Royal Johnson, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Rep

Rep. Royal Johnson, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Rep. Royal Johnson, between 1910 and 1920
Rep. Royal [C.] Johnson, between 1910 and 1920. [US politician and lawyer Royal Cleaves Johnson: Attorney General of South Dakota; veteran of World War I]

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Radio, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Radio, between 1910 and 1920

Radio, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Radio, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Radio, between 1910 and 1920. USA

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Mrs. Chester Bolton, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs

Mrs. Chester Bolton, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. Chester Bolton, between 1910 and 1920
Mrs. Chester Bolton, between 1910 and 1920. Possibly a portrait of Frances P. Bolton, first woman elected to Congress from Ohio

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Evelyn Moran, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Evelyn Moran, between 1910 and 1920

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, with Morse key on the right

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Evelyn Moran, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Evelyn Moran, between 1910 and 1920

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?

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: National Woman's Party Int, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

National Woman's Party Int, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
National Woman's Party Int, between 1910 and 1920

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Henry P. Davison, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Henry P

Henry P. Davison, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Henry P. Davison, between 1910 and 1920
Henry P. Davison, between 1910 and 1920. American banker and philanthropist

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Students constructing telephones at Hampton Institute, 1899 or 1900

Students constructing telephones at Hampton Institute, 1899 or 1900. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Students constructing telephones at Hampton Institute, 1899 or 1900

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Poro College; The publicity department; Telephone switch board, 1922. Creator: Unknown

Poro College; The publicity department; Telephone switch board, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Poro College; The publicity department; Telephone switch board, 1922

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: The Crusader, Feb. 1919; Miss Marie Fraine; Cover page, 1918-1922. Creator: Unknown

The Crusader, Feb. 1919; Miss Marie Fraine; Cover page, 1918-1922. Creator: Unknown
The Crusader, Feb. 1919; Miss Marie Fraine; Cover page, 1918-1922

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Telephone operators, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Telephone operators, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Telephone operators, between 1914 and 1917
Telephone operators, between 1914 and 1917. USA. Emma Nutt became the world's first female telephone operator when she was hired in 1878

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Police call box, D Street, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Police call box, D Street, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Police call box, D Street, between 1911 and 1920

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Todd, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Todd, between 1911 and 1920

Todd, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Todd, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Todd, between 1911 and 1920

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Todd, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Todd, between 1911 and 1920

Todd, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Todd, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Todd, between 1911 and 1920

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Chamber of Commerce telephone room, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Chamber of Commerce telephone room, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Chamber of Commerce telephone room, between 1910 and 1920

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: William Jennings Bryan with group at desk, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

William Jennings Bryan with group at desk, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
William Jennings Bryan with group at desk, between 1910 and 1920. Bryan was a lawyer and Secretary of State. Note electric lamp, framed photograph, and candlestick telephones on desk

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Esquisse pour le salon des Sciences de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : La Physique, c.1889 - 1892

Esquisse pour le salon des Sciences de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : La Physique, c.1889 - 1892
Esquisse pour le salon des Sciences de l'Hotel de Ville de Paris : La Physique, between 1889 and 1892. Physics: allegorical figure, dynamo, telephone receiver

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Western Union Office, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Western Union Office, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Western Union Office, between 1913 and 1917
Western Union Office, between 1913 and 1917. USA. Sign reads: Western Union Telegraph and Cable Office - Messengers Furnished

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Western Union Office, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Western Union Office, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Western Union Office, between 1913 and 1917
Western Union Office, between 1913 and 1917. USA. Sign reads: Western Union Telegraph and Cable Office - Messengers Furnished

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Western Union Office, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Western Union Office, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Western Union Office, between 1913 and 1917
Western Union Office, between 1913 and 1917. USA. Sign reads: Western Union Telegraph and Cable Office - Messengers Furnished

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Granville T. Woods, 1887. Creator: Unknown

Granville T. Woods, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Granville T. Woods, 1887. Inventor Granville Tailer Woods, the first African American mechanical and electrical engineer after the Civil War

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Military Group, between 1909 and 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Military Group, between 1909 and 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Military Group, between 1909 and 1914
Military Group, between 1909 and 1914. USA. North Western Military Academy Signal Corps; Wireless No. 9'. Murdock Wireless Apparatus in use, powered by Exide battery

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Laboratory, between 1909 and 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Laboratory, between 1909 and 1914

Laboratory, between 1909 and 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Laboratory, between 1909 and 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Laboratory, between 1909 and 1914. USA. Man on left using a telephone, man on right wearing headphones and operating scientific apparatus

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: B. Clarkson & grp, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. B

B. Clarkson & grp, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. B. Clarkson & grp, between 1910 and 1920
B. Clarkson & group, between 1910 and 1920. Woman and group of men looking at architectural plans. US author and publicist Grosvenor B

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Admiral Samuel McGowan, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Admiral Samuel McGowan, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Admiral Samuel McGowan, between 1910 and 1920
Admiral Samuel McGowan, between 1910 and 1920. US Navy officer

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Mary Van Gleck, between 1913 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Mary Van Gleck, between 1913 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mary Van Gleck, between 1913 and 1918
Mary Van Gleck, between 1913 and 1918

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Mary Van Gleck, between 1913 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Mary Van Gleck, between 1913 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mary Van Gleck, between 1913 and 1918
Mary Van Gleck, between 1913 and 1918

Background imageTelecommunications Collection: Bobroff voting machine being considered for use in house, between 1910 and 1917

Bobroff voting machine being considered for use in house, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Bobroff voting machine being considered for use in house, between 1910 and 1917. Standing right to left: Representatives Jacoway; Caraway; and Britten'. Sign reads: Bill no



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"From Red Telephone Boxes to Satellite Communication: A Journey through Telecommunications History" Step into the past and explore the fascinating world of telecommunications. 📞🌍 1️⃣ In London, iconic red telephone boxes stand as a symbol of communication, connecting people near and far. 2️⃣ The Sputnik 1 stamp commemorates the historic moment when humanity ventured beyond Earth's atmosphere, paving the way for satellite communications. 3️⃣ Marconi radio valves revolutionized wireless communication, enabling messages to be transmitted across vast distances effortlessly. 4️⃣ Early fire brigade street alarms served as an early form of emergency communication, ensuring swift response in times of crisis. 5️⃣ Sending postcards featuring Sputnik 1 allowed people to share their excitement about space exploration and its impact on telecommunications. 6️⃣ Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station played a crucial role in transmitting signals from satellites orbiting our planet, bridging continents with ease. 7️⃣ Guglielmo Marconi, hailed as the father of radio invention, pioneered wireless telegraphy that transformed global communication forever. 8️⃣ The Arecibo message intrigued scientists worldwide—a coded key (C016 / 6817) unlocking potential extraterrestrial contact within its enigmatic contents. 🛸 9️⃣ Witnessing history unfold at Newcastle Telephone Exchange's switchboard on January 24th, 1931—operators diligently connected calls amidst buzzing wires and ringing bells. 🔟 From aboard a ship in 1916, a wireless officer skillfully tapped out Morse Code messages—an essential means of maritime communication during wartime. ⚓ 🔁 Telegraph poles lining transcontinental railroads facilitated rapid information exchange across vast landscapes—uniting nations like never before.