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| Title | Seattle's first transcontinental phone call, February 25, 1927 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1927 |
| Caption | On February 26, 1927, the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company started long-distance service between Seattle and Great Britain. Anyone with a telephone could arrange to call between 5:30 am and 10 am Pacific Coast Time, which was afternoon in Britain. The rate to London was $87.00 for the first three minutes, and $29.00 for each additional minute.
In this photo, General Manager C. P. Morrill of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph makes a test call to London the day before the start of long-distance service between Seattle and Great Britain. The other men are listening to the six-minute conversation. |
| Notes | Men in image include: George A. Walker, Sr. (center, seated); Frank Carroll (center, standing); C.P. Merrill (far right).
Handwritten on sleeve: Pac. Tel & Tel Co. Talking to London. |
| Subjects | Telecommunications industry--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business people--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Walker, George A.
Carroll, Frank
Merrill, C.P. |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.634.1 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 nitrate negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative as a 300 dpi TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, levels balanced, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 121493 |
