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The Media Collection

Background imageThe Media Collection: Fleet Street

Fleet Street
circa 1926: A busy day in Fleet Street, the home of many national newspapers. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Media Collection: Antique printing press

Antique printing press
Antique illustration of printing press typography machine

Background imageThe Media Collection: Pirate Radio

Pirate Radio
Screaming Lord Sutchs pirate radio station, located just off the Kent Coast. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Media Collection: Shoe Lane

Shoe Lane
August 1919: The Daily Sketch, Evening Standard and Edward Hulton offices in Shoe Lane, off Fleet Street, home of Britains national press. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Media Collection: Sheet of paper peeling away from a printing forme imprinted with the letters ABC

Sheet of paper peeling away from a printing forme imprinted with the letters ABC and image of a flower

Background imageThe Media Collection: Old lead letters forming the word Podcast

Old lead letters forming the word Podcast

Background imageThe Media Collection: W H Smiths

W H Smiths
January 1921: Exterior of W H Smith & Son booksellers, newsagents and stationers. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Media Collection: 19th Amendment Votes for Women Illustration

19th Amendment Votes for Women Illustration
Illustration promoting votes for women with hand drawn lettering

Background imageThe Media Collection: Printing Press used by Benjamin Franklin

Printing Press used by Benjamin Franklin
Vintage engraving of a Printing Press used by Benjamin Franklin

Background imageThe Media Collection: North America map

North America map
Vector illustration of a detailed map of North America. Reference map was created by the US Central Intelligence Agency and is available as a public domain map at the University of Texas Libraries

Background imageThe Media Collection: Parisian printing

Parisian printing
Vintage colour engraving of a Parisian printing press, France, 15th Century

Background imageThe Media Collection: Engraving of man working at a printing machine

Engraving of man working at a printing machine
18th Century Style, The Media, Men, Printing Plate, Painted Image, Printing Out, Antique, Engraved Image, Woodcut, Illustration and Painting, Pencil Drawing, Image Created 18th Century, Print

Background imageThe Media Collection: Horrible London - Pandemonium of Posters

Horrible London - Pandemonium of Posters
Vintage engraving of a satirical cartoon about the sensationalization of Jack the Ripper murders in Victorian London. 1888#

Background imageThe Media Collection: The Fellow Printers at their Looms, by William Hogarth

The Fellow Printers at their Looms, by William Hogarth
Photo of an original engraving from the Works of William Hogarth published in 1833

Background imageThe Media Collection: Map of the USA general reference

Map of the USA general reference
Vector illustration of a map of the United States of America. The reference map used in the creation of this illustration is public domain map available at the University of Texas website: http

Background imageThe Media Collection: Sam Phan Bok (3000 holes), The grand canyon of Thailand

Sam Phan Bok (3000 holes), The grand canyon of Thailand 3, 000 bok, ubon, Thailand

Background imageThe Media Collection: Radio Cat

Radio Cat
January 1926: A cat wearing headphones to listen to a radio. (Photo by Monty Fresco/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Media Collection: L Escarmouche - A Newspaper

L Escarmouche - A Newspaper

Background imageThe Media Collection: Paper cutting machine

Paper cutting machine
Antique illustration of Paper cutting machine

Background imageThe Media Collection: Line cutter machine

Line cutter machine
Antique illustration of line cutter machine

Background imageThe Media Collection: Hand printing press

Hand printing press
Antique engraving of Printing hand press

Background imageThe Media Collection: Colonial Printing Press

Colonial Printing Press
Antique illustration of a Colonial Printing Press

Background imageThe Media Collection: Chickweed (Stellaria mediachi)

Chickweed (Stellaria mediachi)
Illustration engraving of a Chickweed (Stellaria mediachi)

Background imageThe Media Collection: Old Style Printing Press

Old Style Printing Press
A diagram of Applegath and Cowpers improved 1823 printing press, early 19th Century. Augustus Applegath and Edward Cowper provided presses for the Times of London for many years

Background imageThe Media Collection: Illustration, stack of four hard cover books

Illustration, stack of four hard cover books

Background imageThe Media Collection: Woman reading newspaper

Woman reading newspaper

Background imageThe Media Collection: Ready For The Ball

Ready For The Ball
1866: A victorian fashion plate from La Mode Illustree, showing two ladies in extravagant hooped ballgowns. Published in Paris, 1866 Vict 0102 79 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Media Collection: Petra

Petra, the Alsatian dog from the B.B.Cs childrens programme, Blue Peter answering her fan mail. (Photo by John Pratt/Getty Images)

Background imageThe Media Collection: Type case

Type case
Illustration of a Type case

Background imageThe Media Collection: Set shelf and font box

Set shelf and font box
Illustration of a Set shelf and font box

Background imageThe Media Collection: Large Set shelf and font box

Large Set shelf and font box
Illustration of a Large Set shelf and font box

Background imageThe Media Collection: The Ambassador Room of Alcazar in Seville

The Ambassador Room of Alcazar in Seville
Illustration of the Ambassador Room of Alcazar in Seville

Background imageThe Media Collection: Fruit press

Fruit press
illustration of fruit press

Background imageThe Media Collection: Paper

Paper
Weathered newspaper folds photographed in late afternoon sunlight create beautiful abstract of light and shadow

Background imageThe Media Collection: Typesetting (antique engraving)

Typesetting (antique engraving)
19-th century illustration of a typesetting

Background imageThe Media Collection: Hand paper line cutting device

Hand paper line cutting device
Antique illustration of hand paper line cutting device

Background imageThe Media Collection: Pruning machine

Pruning machine
Antique illustration of pruning machine

Background imageThe Media Collection: Typesetting font parts

Typesetting font parts
19-th century illustration of a Typesetting font parts

Background imageThe Media Collection: Trimming machine

Trimming machine
Antique illustration of a trimming machine

Background imageThe Media Collection: Cider Press, vintage engraving

Cider Press, vintage engraving
Old engraved illustration of a Cider Press, juicer

Background imageThe Media Collection: Workers printing using large metal presses, front view

Workers printing using large metal presses, front view

Background imageThe Media Collection: Photocopier, cross-section digital illustration

Photocopier, cross-section digital illustration

Background imageThe Media Collection: Illustration, blank CD

Illustration, blank CD

Background imageThe Media Collection: Diagram of a paper making factory

Diagram of a paper making factory

Background imageThe Media Collection: Illustration of newscaster sitting in front of cameras in television studio

Illustration of newscaster sitting in front of cameras in television studio

Background imageThe Media Collection: Illustration of broadcaster and camera operator

Illustration of broadcaster and camera operator

Background imageThe Media Collection: Illustration of a woman looking into camera on old-fashioned TV set

Illustration of a woman looking into camera on old-fashioned TV set



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