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| Advertisement | Independent Telephone Company (1903) |
| Company/Advertising Agency | Independent Telephone Company |
| Publication Source | Seattle news-letter, Vol. 4 (30), p. 27 |
| Publisher | News-Letter Company |
| Publisher Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Publication Date | December 19, 1903
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| Advertisement Text | You have decided to put in an Independent Telephone. Why? Because - All your friends are using it. The system is all that could be desired - quick and efficient service, with courteous treatment. When you want Central you get her at once and are connected with your party without delay. When you order a 'phone for your house or place of business, it is put in at once. |
| Contextual Notes | In 1902, the Independent Telephone Company started services in Seattle. In 1912, it was absorbed by the Sunset Telephone Company, which was renamed the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company in 1913.
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| Category | Home economics, household goods and appliances
Commercial and professional services
Transportation and communication |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Telephone companies--Washington (State)--Seattle; Telephone switchboards; Telephone operators; Telephones; Communication facilities |
| Geographic Coverage | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
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| Digital Collection | Early Advertising |
| Digital ID Number | ADV0166 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Pacific Northwest Collection. 979.743 SEN |
| Object Type | Advertisement |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original drawing in RGB at 400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, changed to indexed color, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2008. |
