Japanese dignitaries visiting the Ford plant in Dearborn, Michigan in the United States. A group of Japanese dignitaries inside the Ford plant in Dearborn. Workmen beside the vehicle in the assembly line. The men standing in an area marked off from the assembly line by a barrier. The men watching the assembly line. The vehicles being driven out of the building one after the other. The dignitaries come out of the building. A vehicle at the entrance of the building. Vehicles in front of a building. A vehicle driven up a ramp into the building. A line of vehicles being driven out of the building down the ramp. A vehicle moves carrying the dignitaries. The vehicles moving in a line inside the plant building.
Telephone facility construction in the United States. A picture showing a man digging a hole for a telephone pole in 1894. A picture shows several men raising a telephone pole in 1895. Men using a tractor to pull telephone lines in the later years. A tractor with auger drilling holes for the telephone posts. A derrick (out of sight) placing a post in the hole. A man standing beside the post guiding it into the hole. In 19th Century, crews of men are seen manually digging trenches on the sides of the road in a city street for laying telephone lines. In contrast , a man operates a powered trenching machine along a street, while helpers watch, Houses in view along the side of the road.
Telephone line construction between New York and San Francisco in the United States. A picture of Dr. Alexander Graham Bell talking into a telephone while opening the New York-Chicago telephone line on October 18, 1892. Several men standing beside Dr. Bell. A donkey with a saddle on it. A man loading the donkey with devices. The man leading the donkey which is carrying the devices to be fitted on a telephone post in a hilly area. Several men erecting telephone posts while laying lines joining New York and San Francisco to the Bell System in 1915. View of a bear climbing down a telephone post. A picture of Dr. Alexander Graham Bell attending the opening of the transcontinental telephone line in New York on January 25, 1915. Several AT&T executives sitting on both sides of Dr. Bell. Dr. Bell repeated the historic first sentence transmitted on March 10, 1876, "Mr. Watson, come here; I want you", on the telephone to Mr. Watson in San Francisco. A picture showing Thomas A. Watson, Dr. Bell's assistant in 1876, at the opening of the transcontinental telephone line. Mr. Watson replied to Dr. Bell, "It would take me a week this time, Dr. Bell".
Telecommunication process demonstration at a telecommunication center in the United States. A diagram of a switchboard and telephone operation at the telecommunication center. A man pointing to the diagram demonstrates how a telephone call is received, routed and completed in the communication process. View of a switchboard. Three women telephone operators seated operate the switchboard.
Telecommunication process demonstration in the United States. A man standing beside an equipment at a telecommunication center. A diagram showing telephone communication. The man demonstrating the processes in telephone communication. The man wears headphones and holds a pointer in his hand. The man demonstrates by pointing to the various processes in the telecommunication diagram. Motion picture crew members atop a building. Several buildings in the background. One of the men wearing a colonial costume. Crew director demonstrates wave motion by dropping an object into water in a tub. View of the crew director standing atop the building.
Telecommunication process at a telecommunication center in the United States. Several women telephone operators seated at a switchboard. Telegrams received. Telegraph typed messages are transferred to a paper tape (ticker tape) by circular keyboard equipment. Men getting the tape edited and transmitted.
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