Wires Collection (page 9)

Chimney demolition at Hayle, Cornwall. circa 1980s

Disabled man wearing electronic walking aid
Disabled man wearing an electronic walking aid known as a Pulser or Electronic Stimulator, designed to help him walk unaided. Date: circa 1980s

Nihonbashi (Japan Bridge) - Tokyo, Japan
Nihonbashi (literally Japan Bridge), or Nihombashi, a business district of Chuo, Tokyo, Japan which grew up around the bridge of the same name (pictured)

Train passing a railroad crossing, USA
Train consisting of two carriages passing through a railroad crossing, USA. Date: circa 1910

Steep hillside with railway track Sydhaus Oerne, Pacific
Steep hillside with narrow gauge railway track and side-tipping skip wagons, Sydhaus Oerne, South Sea Islands, Pacific Ocean. Date: 1914

San Fernando Street, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Date: circa 1925

Linea Street, near Banos, Vedado, Havana, Cuba, showing the St Vedado tramline. Date: circa 1910

James Prendergast Free Library, Jamestown, NY State, USA Date: 1906

Promenade on Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, USA
People on the Promenade on Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, USA. Date: circa 1898

Viktoriagatan, Gothenburg (Goteborg), Sweden
Viktoriagatan (Victoria Street), Gothenburg (Goteborg), Sweden. Date: circa 1908

Plaza de la Libertad, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Plaza de la Libertad (Freedom Square, now called Plaza de Marte), Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, with tramcars. Date: circa 1914

Advert for American Braided Wire bustles 1887
Popular dress improvers, light, flexible, strong, durable and perfect, MYRA pattern braided wire bustle, trade mark on all goods. Date: 1887

Japan - Yokohama - Bashamichi-dori. Date: circa 1920

The Pettah or Native Town - Colombo, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1910s

Jasper Avenue looking West - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Date: circa 1910s

Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba Province, Canada. Date: circa 1910s

British Welcome League HQ, Toronto, Canada
British Welcome League Headquarters building, on the corner of Lorne and Front Streets, Toronto, Canada. Date: circa 1910

St. Pauls Churchyard viewed from Cheapside, London Date: circa 1911

High Street, Fremantle, Western, WA, Australia. Trams operated along High Street for 47 years, between 1905 and 1952. Date: 1907

Piano tuner at work on an upright piano. early 20th century

Tramway terminus, Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
Tramway terminus, sea front, Durban, Natal Province, South Africa. Date: 1908

Main Road and Lions Head, Cape Town, South Africa
Main Road and Lions Head, Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa. Date: circa 1910

Commercial Centre of Kobe, Japan - Sakaemachi - " for the trade and circulation of money". Date: circa 1910s

View across Whiteley Bridge, Ashar Creek, Basra, Iraq. Date: circa 1918

Doncaster, South Yorkshire - St. Sepulchre Gate Date: 1905

Somebody on the wire - A Romantic Telephone conversation
New York, USA - Somebody on the wire - A couple share a romantic Telephone conversation - The Line is engaged ! Date: 1907

Poster, Telegrams to Europe at Half Rates. 20th century

Municipal Theatre, Barranquilla, Colombia, Central America. Date: circa 1930

Street scene, Santa Marta, Colombia, Central America. Date: circa 1920

Nipple radio transmitter for use in spying. Date: 1970s

Security expert with latest spy kit
Security expert demonstrating the latest spy kit, including a book and a telephone directory with equipment concealed inside them. Date: 1970s

Bomb Disposal School, Bramley, Hampshire, also known as the Army School of Ammunition, run by the Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Royal Exchange, Sydney, Australia - a postcard which displays some of the best examples of telegraph poles you will ever have the good fortune to see!! Date: 1907

tapping Telephone Line
French soldiers tapping telephone wires and listening into conversations at Geneva Junction to hear how disarmament proposals will affect them. Date: early 1920s

Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, California, USA
Wireless telegraph station on Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, California, USA. circa 1910

Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, with Jonas Longs Sons department store on the right. Date: circa 1907

Eighth Avenue, Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA
Eighth Avenue (looking west), Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA, with the Woolworth 5 and 10 Cent Store on the right. Date: 1911

Remsen Street, Cohoes, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1908

Calles de la Monterilla, Mexico City, Mexico
Aerial view, Calles de la Monterilla, Mexico City, Mexico. Date: circa 1905

Interesting houses by a dual carriageway. Date: circa 1930s

WW1 - The Campaign in The Dardanelles, 1915
WW1 - Soldiers in action using heavy artilllery and firearms. Shelling one of the forts on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The troops make slow but steady progress towards Constantinpole. Date: 1915

Westminster Street, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, on a busy day. Date: circa 1905

South Berwick Junction, York County, Maine, USA
South Berwick Junction, Atlantic Shoreline Railway, York County, Maine, USA, with an " Old 16" trolley car (right). Date: 1907

High Street, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
View of the High Street in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1905

Old tollgate house near Cumberland, Maryland, USA
Old tollgate house (built 1812) and tollgate post, on the National Highway six miles west of Cumberland, Maryland, USA. Date: circa 1940

Boys playing on a car in a Balham street, SW London
Three boys playing on an abandoned car in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

George Street, Sydney, Australia. Date: circa 1890s

Street scene in Gion-Machi, Kyoto, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

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"Wires: Connecting the World Through Power and Communication" The towering electricity pylon stands tall, a symbol of power coursing through our cities. Bank and shops in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania buzz with energy as wires bring life to every corner. Travel back in time to the 1890s with an advert for Camp Coffee, where wires brought news and flavor together. In the midst of WW2, NFS firefighters train tirelessly at a camp, relying on wires for communication and safety. Doncaster's Clock Corner comes alive with lights strung along overhead wires, guiding us through the night. As the sun sets over snow-covered farmland in Dorset, England, electricity transmission pylons and overhead wires paint a mesmerizing picture of connectivity. From Oran's Rue d Arzew in Algeria to Crickhowell's High Street in Mid Wales - wires unite communities across borders. Harrow Road tram on Route 60 heads towards Paddington station amidst a web of crisscrossing wires that power London's transport system. Lambeth fire station springs into action as their breakdown lorry races through the streets using vital wire-based communication systems. Look up. An upward view reveals a spiral staircase intertwined with electrical wiring - an architectural marvel blending form and function seamlessly. Scene of an accident in Islington street reminds us how essential properly maintained wiring is for public safety. Wires may be hidden from sight most days but they are indispensable threads that weave our modern world together – transmitting power, information, and connecting people near and far.