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Six illustrations depicting the telephone, showing it in use and demonstrating how it works internally.

Document of the Week: “The Telephone” (1877) Document of the Week

Our latest “Document of the Week”, chosen by our Editorial Assistant, Chloe Haney, is an article from The Illustrated London News titled “The Telephone”. Published on 15 December 1877, it reported on Alexander Graham Bell’s lecture to the Society of Arts, explaining his invention of the telephone. Read more →
Chloe Haney
Published 9th March, 2026
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A front cover of The Sphere showing four women in brown coats. The woman in the foreground is wearing a red hat. The title The Sphere is in the foreground in white letters with a red outline.

Licensed to access The Sphere, 1900–1964

1900   1964
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An illustration of a woman laid in a hammock reading a newspaper. Underneath her sit a dog and a cat. The top left of the image reads The Graphic in white letters.

Licensed to access The Graphic, 1869–1932

1869   1932
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Sporting photographs of horse racing, and rugby under the title ‘The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News’, 1939

Licensed to access The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 1874–1970

1874   1970
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Front Cover of The Tatler, 1959

Licensed to access The Tatler, 1901–1965

1901   1965
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