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| Picture No | 10215940 |
| Date | 1907 |
| Description | Travelling telephone in use on a express train 1907 |
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A travelling call office, a telephone in use on an American express train. The train ran from Salt Lake, Utah to the mining camp of Ely, Nevada. In the centre of one of the saloons, a switch-board was fitted. Throughout the entire journey the operator was in situ awaiting incoming calls.
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| Source | Drawn by Max Cowper in 'The Illustrated London News', 21 September 1907, page 403 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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