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Newspaper headlines relating to World War I.

View of picture of 1908 McLauglin-Buick and 1915 sedan auto. Map of Europe with German Iron Cross superimposed. Newspapers running off presses. Headline on paper reading, 'Arch Duke Assassinated.' Headline reading, 'Germany Declares War; All Europe is in Arms.' Headline reading, 'Germany Invades France', superimposed over German troops marching in background. Headline, 'French Resist at Marne.' Headline, 'Lusitania Sunk' with picture of the ship. Newspaper presses running. Printer reading paper with headlines 'U.S. Declares War.' Paper reading, 'U.S. At War.' Headline, 'U.S. Troops Land in France.' Billboard sign, 'Beat Back the Hun With Liberty Bonds' superimposed over picture of troops marching in background. Ships under construction. Destroyer underway.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1918
Duration: 2 min 0 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675039551
Dramatization of Alexander Graham Bell's first telephone call.

A man opening pages of a Photo album, with a cover reading 'When Telephone Was Young'. Shows pictures of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone; the place where telephone was invented and Thomas A. Watson, who made the first telephone. Then, in a reenactment, by actors, Watson enters a room and gives a prototype model of the telephone to Bell. Bell examines and connects other parts of telephone. Watson goes to a short distance in room. Bell speaks first words over telephone 'Mr. Watson, Come here; I want you!'. Watson hears the words on receiver. Then Bell goes to another room with the phone receiver and Watson speaks over phone. Both in room hug each other.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1926
Duration: 5 min 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039596
Dramatization: Dom Pedro and Alexander Graham Bell at International Centennial of 1876 in Philadelphia.

Pages of a book showing pictures of telephone Transmitter and Receiver exhibited in Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia in 1876. Picture of Dom Pedro, Emperor of Brazil. Dramatization: Alexander Graham Bell greeting Dom Pedro at International Centennial of 1876 in Philadelphia. Actors playing Bell, Pedro and other people walk to see the demonstration. Bell speaks on mouthpiece and Pedro trying to hear Bell's word on receiver. Pedro is surprised and makes other hear the words on receiver. People congratulate Bell.

Location: Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
Date: 1926
Duration: 3 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039597
Operations of early switchboards.

Operation of early switchboards. Pages of book showing early switchboard. Man operating switchboard. The first switchboard for commercial telephone service installed in New Haven, Connecticut. A man operating and talking into telephone and other man listening. Men operating switchboards.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1926
Duration: 3 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039598
Mechanical dialing system and growth of telephone system, woman dials on candlestick phone.

A film describing a mechanical dialing system of telephones. Men working with switchboards and other equipment. A woman with a short curly flapper hair cut dials a phone number on a candlestick style phone and speaks into the phone.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1926
Duration: 1 min 22 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039599
Operators answer calls in a telephone exchange. Scene of 1926 telephone switchboards compared to 1879 earlier switchboards.

A film describing telephone exchange operations and the work of early telephone switchboard operators. A book showing picture of 1879 telephone exchange. Young men reenact the operation of an 1879 era telephone exchange or switchboard. They work feverishly to keep up with calls and make connections while a supervisor stands behind and observes. The 1879 system is then contrasted with the newer 1926 system. Large number of women seen seated at a line of telephone switchboards, handling calls in an orderly fashion. They wear early headphone apparatus. Supervisors walk behind the women inspecting operations. Close up view of women operating the telephone switchboards. Animated representation of connection between telephones and different places.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1926
Duration: 3 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039600
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