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Bell Homestead, Birthplace of the Telephone, Brantford, Canada
Bell Homestead, Birthplace of the Telephone, Brantford, Canada

Bell Homestead, Birthplace of the Telephone, Brantford, Canada

Date1910
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Bell Homestead, Birthplace of the Telephone, Brantford, Canada
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipBrantford
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Postcards
    Dimensions5.25 x 3.5 inches
    Language
      CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberPCR-192
      The Bell homestead at Brantford, Ontario, where Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone
      The Bell homestead at Brantford, Ontario, where Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone
      Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922
      12/20/1930
      The Bell Homestead in Brantford is where Alexander Graham Bell carried out many of the experiments which led to development of the telephone. It's a National Historic Site now
      The Bell Homestead in Brantford is where Alexander Graham Bell carried out many of the experiments which led to development of the telephone. It's a National Historic Site now
      Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922
      12/21/1970
      Plaque of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada. Brantford, Ontario
      Plaque of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada. Brantford, Ontario
      Bell Telephone Company of Canada
      6/2/1930
      At odds at Bell, Former telephone worker Fred Pomeroy, left, head of the Communications Workers of Canada, and Bell Canada president J. C. Thackray, r(...)
      At odds at Bell, Former telephone worker Fred Pomeroy, left, head of the Communications Workers of Canada, and Bell Canada president J. C. Thackray, r(...)
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      1/16/1980
      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
      Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922
      6/27/1946
      Free phones: Mary Clair Harrold of Laird Drive uses one of the emergency telephones set up in a Bell Telephone truck on a parking lot at Eglinton and Bayview Aves
      Free phones: Mary Clair Harrold of Laird Drive uses one of the emergency telephones set up in a Bell Telephone truck on a parking lot at Eglinton and Bayview Aves
      Faught, Ken
      12/10/1985
      Bell Telephone Company of Canada. Ajax, Ontario
      Bell Telephone Company of Canada. Ajax, Ontario
      Bell Telephone Company of Canada
      1961-11
      The first woman telephone installer hired by Bell Canada is 23-year-old Lorraine Wilkin, who took off her safety glasses for pictures on a pole and (i(...)
      The first woman telephone installer hired by Bell Canada is 23-year-old Lorraine Wilkin, who took off her safety glasses for pictures on a pole and (i(...)
      Teskey, Frank
      2/19/1973
      Talk shopping: At a Bell Canada Phonecentre Suzane Edwards shows that her employer sells and rents numerous types of exotic telephones
      Talk shopping: At a Bell Canada Phonecentre Suzane Edwards shows that her employer sells and rents numerous types of exotic telephones
      Bull, Ron
      5/21/1982
      CNCP chairman Ted Rogers, above, and George Harvey, president, inset, will ask Ottawa to let them battle Bell Canada for the long distance telephone dollar. Their promise is to slash rates
      CNCP chairman Ted Rogers, above, and George Harvey, president, inset, will ask Ottawa to let them battle Bell Canada for the long distance telephone dollar. Their promise is to slash rates
      Harvey, George
      10/4/1989
      All Kinds of telephones, from ultra-modern to the old and elegant styles, can be used in an area of Scarborough where Bell Canada has installed phone (...)
      All Kinds of telephones, from ultra-modern to the old and elegant styles, can be used in an area of Scarborough where Bell Canada has installed phone (...)
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      1/6/1976
      On the line, A Bell Canada crew worked last night to repair severed telephone cable in Mississauga which affected service in Milton and Campbellville as well
      On the line, A Bell Canada crew worked last night to repair severed telephone cable in Mississauga which affected service in Milton and Campbellville as well
      Calleja, Frank
      1/20/1981