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Pictures of Old Telephone signs

Started by Sargeguy, September 23, 2014, 06:55:55 PM

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Sargeguy

Interesting four sided bell sign.  Looks like a L&LD but it doesn't match.  Maybe it says Bell Telephone Company?
Greg Sargeant
Providence, RI
TCI /ATCA #4409

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Fabius

If the picture was taken in 1943 and from the condition of the house and open wire lines that pay station has been out of service for a while.
Tom Vaughn
La Porte, Indiana
ATCA Past President
ATCA #765
C*NET 1+ 821-9905

Fabius

Bronze telephone building sign.
Tom Vaughn
La Porte, Indiana
ATCA Past President
ATCA #765
C*NET 1+ 821-9905

Fabius

USO Telephone center in South Dakota. Patches that I can see on two of the soldiers indicate they are with the Army Air Corp (later in the war it was the Army Air Forces). Notice the sailor on the left. I wonder what he was doing in South Dakota.
Tom Vaughn
La Porte, Indiana
ATCA Past President
ATCA #765
C*NET 1+ 821-9905

Fabius

New England T&T Central Office. Sign is pretty hard to find today.
Tom Vaughn
La Porte, Indiana
ATCA Past President
ATCA #765
C*NET 1+ 821-9905

Western Bell

Building was razed in the 1960s


Fabius

Tom Vaughn
La Porte, Indiana
ATCA Past President
ATCA #765
C*NET 1+ 821-9905

Sargeguy

Looks like the elusive "Long Distance" sign
Greg Sargeant
Providence, RI
TCI /ATCA #4409

Western Bell

Several gas station signs - file name states best known information about each image

Fabius

I've seen a few of these signs that were original. Seen a million or so of the fakes. But this is the first time I've seen an old photo showing one in service. It's on the far right.
Tom Vaughn
La Porte, Indiana
ATCA Past President
ATCA #765
C*NET 1+ 821-9905

Western Bell

#132
A few more, some newer.

Western Bell

Last set.

After spending a few hours searching the internet, it seems that the "period" of these now antique and collectible signs was before color film was invented.

19and41

There was color film, but it was more expensive and could only be processed by mail order.  My mother was quite the photographer and took color slides in the late '40s and '50s and '60s.
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