Canada's Telephone network, 1938 [ping Michael]

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2 total messages Started by hanc... Wed, 08 Aug 2018 19:35

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Author: hanc...
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2018 19:35

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The following is a link to a 25 page special section of The Financial
Post, a detailed series of articles and ads describing Canada's
telephone system (local and long distance, and manufacturing)
in 1938.  Very interesting.

https://books.google.com/books?id=umg_AAAAIBAJ&lpg=PA22&dq=%22stromberg%20carlson%22%20telephone&pg=PA15#v=onepage&q&f=false

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Re: Canada's Telephone network, 1938 [ping Michael]

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Author: Anne Lynn Wheeler
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2018 21:23

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hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com writes:
> The following is a link to a 25 page special section of The Financial
> Post, a detailed series of articles and ads describing Canada's
> telephone system (local and long distance, and manufacturing)
> in 1938.  Very interesting.
>
> https://books.google.com/books?id=umg_AAAAIBAJ&lpg=PA22&dq=%22stromberg%20carlson%22%20telephone&pg=PA15#v=onepage&q&f=false

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