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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

The Bell homestead at Brantford, Ontario, where Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone

Date12/20/1930
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Bell homestead at Brantford, Ontario, where Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
GeographyCity, town, townshipBrantford
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
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Language
    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
    Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
    Object NumberTS-2-124-GO-237
    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
    Bell Homestead, Birthplace of the Telephone, Brantford, Canada
    Bell Homestead, Birthplace of the Telephone, Brantford, Canada
    Unknown
    1910
    It's the hottest thing over the wires since Alexander Bell invented the telephone
    It's the hottest thing over the wires since Alexander Bell invented the telephone
    Faught, Ken
    8/17/1988
    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
    When the world celebrates next March the 100th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Bell, Brantford is going to play a big part. Thelma Moyer. Ventit(...)
    When the world celebrates next March the 100th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Bell, Brantford is going to play a big part. Thelma Moyer. Ventit(...)
    Bell, Carole
    6/27/1946
    Zeroing in on target, which is retention of 102-year-old Alexander Graham Bell Cup for Canada, are trio of marksmen from University of Toronto School'(...)
    Zeroing in on target, which is retention of 102-year-old Alexander Graham Bell Cup for Canada, are trio of marksmen from University of Toronto School'(...)
    Bull, Ron
    6/10/1971
    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
    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
    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
    Operators Alice Souch (left) and Annie Trenouth (at the switchboard), and manager Wesley Shaw were the staff of Bell Telephone Company's Bowmanville office in 1898. Bowmanville, Ontario
    Operators Alice Souch (left) and Annie Trenouth (at the switchboard), and manager Wesley Shaw were the staff of Bell Telephone Company's Bowmanville office in 1898. Bowmanville, Ontario
    Bell Telephone Company of Canada
    1898
    Image shows Audrey Owen, Olwen Owen and Sheila Owen (left to right), south of Bell Telephone Bu…
    Audrey Owen, Olwen Owen and Sheila Owen (left to right), south of Bell Telephone Building, Bathurst Street, no. 1399, east side, between Nina Avenue and Meglund Road.
    Bell Telephone Company of Canada
    1920