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In 1951, Bell Telephone System introduced a guide titled "The Telephone and How We Use It," designed to aid elementary school students and others in understanding the operation of classic rotary dial phones. The guide detailed everything from basic phone use, handling emergencies, to polite phone ma
MOSES LAKE – The photo above was found in our archives and depicts a Bell Telephone System employee handing a phone to a patient. The photo has few legible markings on the back but is dated July 18, 1944, and the date stamp says it was taken or processed by Gabriel Moulin Studios of San Francisco, California.
Attendees of the free event will step back in time to enjoy free coffee and doughnuts, and five-cent sodas from noon to 5 p.m. on Independence Day, as a tribute to the World War II-era decor and memorabilia inside the center.