Henry Morgenthau, 1913German-born Henry Morgenthau (1856-1946) was an attorney and wildly successful real estate investor, but is best remembered for his tenure as U.S. Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, which spanned from 1913 until 1916. This photograph from 1913 shows Morgenthau with a telephone attached to one of those arm-like contraptions… whatever they’re called. I’ll just bet that there’s folk who are experts on those gadgets, and could tell you who made them, when they were popular, etc. Anyone that’s knows about them, by all means, chime in! For a closer look at the photo, check out the big or huge versions.