The Story of a Great Achievement: Telephone Communication from Coast to Coast
A booklet commemorating the recent success of the Transcontinental Line between New York and San Francisco, through the context of the Panama-Pacific Exposition.
Pictured: Alexander Graham Bell, Theodore N. Vail, Thomas A. Watson, John Purroy Mitchel, C. E. Yost, William A. Prendergast, U. N. Bethell, George McAneny, John J. Carty, switchboards, Central Telephone Exchange
Pictured: Alexander Graham Bell, Theodore N. Vail, Thomas A. Watson, John Purroy Mitchel, C. E. Yost, William A. Prendergast, U. N. Bethell, George McAneny, John J. Carty, switchboards, Central Telephone Exchange
Source:
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Date: 1915
Type:
BOOKLET; PHOTO; ILLUSTRATION
Coverage:
- Santa Cruz
- Science
- Utility
- Technology
- Art
- Events
- Fairs
- 1910s
- Business
Identifier: MS-SANTA CRUZ-FAIRS TO 1949-19
Collection
Citation
“The Story of a Great Achievement: Telephone Communication from Coast to Coast.” American Telephone & Telegraph Company. 1915. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/140023. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.