Transmitters Collection

Cable and Wireless Station. Lagos, Nigeria Date: circa 1930s

The first electrical telegraph invented by Samuel Morse in 1837
2619093 The first electrical telegraph invented by Samuel Morse in 1837, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; French

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China, Yunnan Province, Yunnanyi, Transmitter exhibit, Transportation Museum of China, Burma, India Theater in World War II

Capel Airship Base Radio Transmitters

Silent radio telephony on the battlefront 1943
Using a throat microphone and wireless silent speech transmitter, the soldier on patrol can report instructions back to base from under the noses of the enemy. Date: 1943

Observation tower and transmitters, Grosser Feldberg mountain, Schmitten, Hesse, Germany, Europe

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Little / Little Blue / Fairy Penguin - satellite transmitter being applied to penguin to find out how far they are going to feed Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. Date:

Bell Telephone Company, America. Top left: Winding and inspecting coils. Top right: Experimental deparment. Centre right: First Bell telephone and First Boston telephone exchange with 5 lines (1877)

Radio telescope with tractor and baler baling silage in foreground, Lovell Telescope, Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire, England, June

European Bison (Bison bonasus) two adult males, wearing radio tracking collars, standing in snow covered meadow, Bialowieza N.P. Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland, February

Common Crane (Grus grus) two adults, in flight, with radio transmitters, Gloucestershire, England, February

Army rooftop radio antennas, 1924 C017 / 7874
Army rooftop radio antennas. US Army officer standing by quad radio antennas on a rooftop in Washington DC, USA. In the background is the Lincoln Memorial

Telecommunications operators, 1920s C017 / 7866
Telecommunications operators. Men operating radio and telephone equipment, including control panels, headphones, Morse keys, and telephone speakers and receivers

Telegraphers at a baseball game C013 / 7300
Telegraph operators at a baseball game. Photographed at the Polo Grounds, New York City, USA, between 1910 and 1915

Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus) adult, in flight, with telemetry transmitter, captive

Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) adult male, in flight, with telemetry transmitter, England, november (captive)

Radio telescope, Lovell Telescope, Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire, England, april

Broadcasting and telecommunication facility with guyed steel lattice mast silhouetted at sunset, Mendlesham Mast, Mendlesham Transmitting Station, Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, november

Grant's Zebra (Equus quagga boehmi) adult, wearing radio transmitter collar, Serengeti, Tanzania

King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) two adult males, one wearing satellite transmitter, on snow covered coastal rocks, Varanger, Northern Norway, march

Morses telegraph transmitter
Morses telegraph. Historical artwork of the transmitter of a telegraph machine used to send Morse code. The operator tapped out the code on the button at upper left

Water tower with mobile telephone and television transmitting antennae. The water tower stores water for homes and businesses in the surrounding area

Radar on a cruise ship. Radar and communications equipment on top of a passenger cruise ship

Communication mast
A communication mast

The Argentine research station Almirante Brown in Paradise Bay (Harbour) on the Danco Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
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"Unveiling the Wonders of Transmitters: A Journey through Time and Technology" Step into the Cable and Wireless Station in Lagos, Nigeria, where the magic unfolds. From its humble beginnings with Samuel Morse's invention of the first electrical telegraph in 1837, to EyeUbiquitous_20102673 capturing captivating moments at Capel Airship Base Radio Transmitters. Travel back to 1943 when silent radio telephony revolutionized communication on battlefronts. Witness the grandeur of observation towers and transmitters atop Grosser Feldberg mountain in Schmitten, Hesse, Germany. (Picture No. 10947382) Venture across continents to Bell Telephone Company in America, where skilled hands wind and inspect coils for these remarkable devices. Marvel at the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory as it stands tall amidst a backdrop of tractor-baled silage. Delve deeper into England's Cheshire countryside as another radio telescope awaits your exploration at Jodrell Bank Observatory. In June, witness this technological marvel reaching for the stars. But transmitters don't just serve human endeavors; they aid scientific research too. Encounter an adult male European Bison adorned with a radio tracking collar standing majestically in a snow-covered forest within Bialowieza National Park. They have shaped our world by connecting people across vast distances and enabling groundbreaking discoveries. Join us on this captivating journey through time and technology as we unveil the wonders that lie within these incredible devices known as transmitters.