1948COMMUNICATIONS
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. AMERICAN DREAM.
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MAILMAN DELIVERING MAIL ON FOOT. UPPER MIDDLE CLASS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. LARGE HOMES.
SMALL PLOTS OF LAND. TWO PRE-TEENS WALKING ON SIDEWALK. NEW ENGLAND COMMUNITY. WEST HARTFORD |
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GROUP OF NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN SITTING ON SMALL FRONT LAWN, YOUNG BABY. BOY STANDS WITH BICYCLE.
WATCHING MOVERS MOVING FURNITURE INTO HOUSE. MOVING DAY. LONG ROW OF HOUSES ON SMALL PLOTS. |
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INSIDE, WIFE MOTHER INSTRUCTING MOVERS POINTING TO WHERE SHE WANTS BELONGINGS TO GO IN NEW HOUSE.
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MS PRE-TEEN GIRL SITTING HOLDING EMPTY PICTURE FRAME AS THOUGH SHE WERE A PORTRAIT
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CU FINGER DIALING ROTARY TELEPHONE MAKING PHONE CALL. TELEPHONE INSTALLER INFORMS MOTHER &
CHILDREN THAT PHONE IS HOOKED UP & GIVES THEM THEIR NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER |
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MOTHER PULLS PRE-TEEN SON OUT OF THE WAY OF MOVERS COMING THROUGH TO GO UPSTAIRS
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HOUSEWIFE WEARING SCARF ON MOVING DAY LOOKS INTO BOX, LOOKS UP, SHAKES HER HEAD & POINTS.
WALKS AWAY TO INSTRUCT MOVERS |
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WOMAN WALKS INTO TELEPHONE OFFICE, SITS AT DESK, TALKS TO REPRESENTATIVE. 1940s CAREER WOMAN
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TELEPHONE INSTALLER CHECKING NEW NUMBER IN HOME
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TILT UP CABLE ATTACHED TO HOME TO TELEPHONE POLE CONNECTION.
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MOTHER & SON IN FRONT YARD ON SUNNY DAY. BOY ON TRICYCLE. TITLE UP FOLLOWING PATH OF TELEPHONE WIRES TO SOURCE.
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MS, CU LINEMAN CHECKING CABLE WIRES
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PAN NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. HOUSES UNDER CONSTRUCTION. PLANNERS, ARCHITECTS LOOKING AT BLUEPRINTS.
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TELEPHONE WORKERS INSTALLING NEW PHONE LINES
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IN TOWN, TELEPHONE WORKERS INSTALLING CABLE IN MANHOLE. CU WORKER IN MANHOLE. 1940s CARS PASS OPEN MANHOLE.
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EXTERIOR LARGE TELEPHONE CENTRAL OFFICE. TILT DOWN TO CLOSED MANHOLE. TELEPHONE LOGO.
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UNDERGROUND CABLE VAULT.
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WORKER IN CENTRAL OFFICE MAINFRAME.
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CU FINGER DIALING ROTARY PHONE. MAKING PHONE CALL HANGING UP RECEIVER. CHECKING NEW PHONE. PHONE RINGS
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WORKER CONNECTING TELEPHONE WIRES TO CENTRAL OFFICE MAINFRAME. LINE FINDERS.
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MONTAGE FINGER DIALING ROTARY PHONE & SWITCHES THAT MAKE CALL POSSIBLE
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BUSINESS MEETING BOARD MEETING
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TELEPHONE PRODUCTION PLANT FACTORY.
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LINE FINDERS INSTALLING NEW LINE IN MAINFRAME
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OFFICE WORKER SMOKING CIGARETTE LOOKING AT ROUTING LIST. FACES OF CUSTOMERS SUPERIMPOSED OVER LIST
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TRUCKS NEAR CAMERA AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS ON PHONE INSTALLERS WORKING AT NIGHT. UNLOADING SUPPLIES ONTO OTHER INSTALLATION TRUCKS.
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BLUE COLLAR WORKER LEAVES HOME IN THE MORNING LEANS DOWN TO PET FAMILY PET INSIDE. DRIVES CONVERTIBLE THROUGH RURAL AREA. ARRIVES AT ALBANY AVENUE GARAGE. OTHER WORKERS SMOKING CIGARETTES IN WORK UNIFORMS WAVE AS HE PASSES
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FOREMAN GIVING TELEPHONE INSTALLERS ORDERS FOR THE DAY. INSTALLERS CHECK THEIR TRUCKS, MAKING SURE ALL EQUIPMENT IS ACCOUNTED FOR. GET IN 1940s TRUCKS, DRIVE AWAY
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TELEPHONE INSTALLER ARRIVES AT A HOME WITH NEW FAMILY MOVING IN. CLIMBS POLE TO TERMINAL BOX.
CHECKS NEW NUMBER. |
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FEMALE WORKER IN INSTALLATION OFFICE ANSWERS THE TELEPHONE, INSTALLER GIVES HER THE DETAILS OF NEW INSTALLMENT. 1940s SLANG "WHAT'S COOKING?"
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TELEPHONE INSTALLER GIVES HOUSEWIFE DIRECTORY FOR NEW NEIGHBORHOOD
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TELEPHONE INFORMATION OPERATORS
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SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS
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FEMALE OFFICE WORKERS CIRCA 1948. CAREER WOMEN
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TELEPHONE INFORMATION OPERATORS CIRCA 1948. CU OPERATOR LOOKING UP A NUMBER IN WEST HARTFORD DIRECTORY. GIVES PERSON NUMBER
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SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR ROUTING TELEPHONE CALLS
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TELEPHONE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT. OFFICE WITH MANY DESKS, WOMEN WORKING. CAREER WOMEN. WORKERS LOOKING THROUGH FILE CABINETS. WORKERS STUFFING TELEPHONE BILLS INTO ENVELOPES. RUNNING THROUGH AUTOMATIC MAILING MACHINE
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MONTAGE TELEPHONE EMPLOYEES. CENTRAL OFFICE.
WORKERS ON TELEPHONE TAKING CALL IN ORDERS. ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT PREPARING PHONE BILLS. LINE FINDER INSTALLING NEW LINE IN MAIN FRAME. OFFICE WORKERS EQUIPMENT. INSTALLERS. WOMAN HANDLING ORDERS. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. OPERATORS. WORKER CHECKING CABLES. |
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HOUSEWIFE MOTHER COMPLIMENTING TELEPHONE INSTALLER ON JOB WELL DONE
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MONTAGE TELEPHONE EMPLOYEES PERFORMING VARIOUS DUTIES
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