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Brantford has an edge in its battle with Boston, which also claims telephone's invention
Brantford has an edge in its battle with Boston, which also claims telephone's invention

Brantford has an edge in its battle with Boston, which also claims telephone's invention

Date6/27/1946
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Original Toronto Star caption: Brantford has an edge in its battle with Boston, which also claims telephone's invention. Brantford shows Bell homestead, here, as its contention of Canadian origin
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipBrantford
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Photographs
    Language
      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0031747F
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