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• Region: All Regions
• ASIN: B000YT0LYW
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Editorial Reviews

Classic 1920's - 1970 Bell Telephone 9 Film DVD...Table of Contents:We Learn about the Telephone (1965) A young man sketches a generic human who takes us back through history to show us how humans developed a need to communicate and the devices to do so..Telephone & Telegraph (1946) Telecommunications workers in the analog era.Late 40's vocational film covering the careers in telegraph and telephone industries..Town and Telephone (1950) Employee orientation film for telephone company workers explaining structure and corporate values of the Bell System..Operator Toll Dialing: Cord Signals (ca. 1949)-A Pretty strange and puzzling bit made for operators about what kind of light signals to look for when putting calls through. it seems there are 3 different versions of a flashing light to watch out for, Busy, Board busy, not in service..Operator Toll Dialing: Dialing (ca. 1949)-A film which tells operators how to dial, with or without these cute dialing helpers..Operator Toll Dialing: Teamwork (ca. 1949)-Fall down funny short about how important teamwork it is for the operator girls..Speeding Speech (ca. 1950s)-Automation in the telephone industry dispenses with operator long distance dialing to complete calls faster.Run time: 10:06..Story Without End (1950) -Postwar expansion of telephone service made possible by development of microwave radio transmission and the transistor. Run time: 18:08..World At Your Call (1950)-Excellent color shots of transportation circa 1950 (car, train, and plane) this film deals with the wonders of long-distance telephone communications. US & World Location shots: White Mountains, New Hampshire (Great Stone Face); man makes long distance calls..