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Map showing lines of the Bell telephone companies in the United States and Canada, July 1st, 1904, by the American Telephone & Telegraph Company, from the Digital Commonwealth - commonwealth 4m90fd949.tif 6,679 × 4,414; 84.37 MB
Bell System. The Bell System was a system of telecommunication companies, led by the Bell Telephone Company and later by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), that dominated the telephone services industry in North America for over 100 years from its creation in 1877 until its antitrust breakup in 1983.
Mar 16, 2015 · There were 5.8 million telephones in the Bell/AT&T network in 1910, when this map was published. It shows the uneven development of early telephone service in the United States, and gives us...
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A fascinating map showing the growth of the phone system at an early stage. Has the logo of the Bell System above the title. Top and bottom rollers are black wood. Map is unvarnished with full printed color. Wall Map. Collection: David Rumsey Map Collection at Stanford University Libraries
This site contains a map of Bell/AT&T Long Lines sites throughout the US, Canada and Mexico. It is my hope to have viewers of the site contribute Sites, Site Document, Site Images, and Site Notes. All information is provided for free to the public.
A rare 1910 thematic map of AT&T’s Bell Telephone System, produced at a time when “Ma Bell” had a near-stranglehold on the nation’s long-distance and local phone service. The map depicts the United States, southern Canada, and northern Mexico, including state and provincial boundaries and the courses of major river systems.
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North America ® ® WASHINGTON, D.C. BALTIMORE BOSTON CHICAGO DALLAS/FT. WORTH MEXICO CITY HOUSTON LOS ANGELES SAN FRANCISCO SERVING SEVEN OF TOP 10 U.S. MARKETS (MARKET RANK) Los Angeles (2) Chicago (3) Washington / Baltimore (4) San Francisco / Oakland / San Jose (5) Boston (7) Dallas / Ft. Worth (9) Houston (10) COMBINED U.S. DATA 31.4 ...
