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Object Name |
Almanac |
Title |
Telephone Almanac 1940 |
Catalog Number |
81.314 A |
Summary |
Telephone almanac. 1940. On p. [1]: "Being (until March 10th) the 56th year of the telephone and (until July 4th) the 156th of American independence." On p. [1]: "And also a chronicle of twelve historical events in the history of these United States which serve to illustrate the importance of communications in shapin the destiny of the nation ..." On p. [1]: "In this issue will be found various and sundry items which have been included in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington." On p. [27]: Excerpt "Friends at a distance" on Henry David Thoreau with his quote "Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance." At end: "A rebus page for our young readers : a leaf from Washington's book." |
Call# |
S 030 T268 1940 |
Subjects |
Almanac, American History Telephone Telephone--United States History United States |
Publisher |
American Telephone & Telegraph Company |
Published Date |
1940 |
Published Place |
New York |
Physical Description |
Unpaged illus 6.75 by 10 inches |
Language |
English |