The first dialed telephone call being made from a telephone booth, possibly in Arlington, Texas

Creator

Preview

Identifier

10004383

Description

Six men participate in making the first dialed telephone phone call from a telephone booth, possibly in December, 1949. Five men stand beside the phone booth while the sixth man sits in the booth and picks up the phone handle. The men are in business attire, some with suits and others with slacks and a sport coat.

Archival Date

1949-12

Collection Name

Arlington Citizen-Journal Photograph Collection

Collection Number

AR459-1-17

Original Format

Prints, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Telephone booths; Telephones; Sport clothes; Group portraits