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BELL CANADA

1979-0192

Film

1 of 1

1939

Associated Screen News Ltd.

For production credits, see ISN 18452

For cast credits, see ISN 18452

Bell Telephone Company of Canada

Mr. Selby, a retired employee of the telephone company, with 50 years service, reminisces about the conquest of time with his daughter's date, as he waits for her to get ready to go out. Using a photoalbum Selby shows the young man the Bell Homestead and various telephone instruments. An animated drawing of Bell's harmonic telephone is shown. Reensctments of the "Come here Mr. Watson" call. The Philadelphia exhibition demonstration to Dom Pedro and Kelvin and early switchboards, using boys as operators. Selby talks about telephone history up to the around the world conservation of 1935. The daughter, comes in and doesn't want to be kept waiting, so they leave as he makes a remark about "Man's conquering time." <9mn 30s>

English

510

Libre

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Copyright owner: Bell Telephone Company of Canada.

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of Bell Canada~The HISTORICAL NEWSREELS compilation is open for consultation and copyright has expired - see letter of 5 June 1996 in Collection File.