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Alexander Graham Bell placing first telephone call between New York and Chicago, 1892

Object summary

Title
Alexander Graham Bell placing first telephone call between New York and Chicago, 1892
Object ID
GCP-00001806
Date made
1892
Maker
Boston Herald
Object type
Photograph
Major collection
MIT History
Named collection
Biographical/Subject Files Collection
On view
No
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Description

Alexander Graham Bell demonstrates a telephone in a crowded interior. It was the first long-distance telephone call between New York and Chicago. Photograph is damaged around the edge and has a hole in the middle.

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