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Sonya Beck and Pat Beam demonstrating direct dialing in Bell System exhibit, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
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| Title | Sonya Beck and Pat Beam demonstrating direct dialing in Bell System exhibit, Seattle World's Fair, 1962 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1962 |
| Caption | Sunny smiles wreath the faces of Bell System hostesses (l to r) Sonya Beck and Pat Beam, shown here demonstrating Direct Distance Dialing. A unique, ten-city Direct Dialing network allows Fair-goers to dial demonstration calls to weather reporting services in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. |
| Notes | Stamped on verso: Complimentary Photograph, The Seattle World's Fair, Century 21 Exposition, Public Relations Dept., Seattle 9, Washington.
Caption by Bell Systems. |
| Subjects | Telephones--Washington (State)--Seattle; Telecommunications industry--Washington (State)--Seattle; Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle; Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.); American Telephone and Telegraph Company |
| Personal Names | Beck, Sonya
Beam, Pat |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Queen Anne (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1987.59.145.9 |
| 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 | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Ashley Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original print as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
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