– photo courtesy of http://www.e-torch.org
How’s this for an auspicious photo? Today (June 12th) marks the 123rd anniversary of the New York to Chicago telephone line launch. In 1892, the first phone call on this new phone line was ceremoniously made by none other than Mr. Alexander Graham Bell. Note all the eavesdroppers!
Hhhhmmm, I wonder if Mr. Bell was calling ahead for deep-dish pizza reservations? Or future Chicago Blackhawks tickets? Or perhaps the call went something like this: “Hello? Chicago? Yes, this is Mr. Bell calling. Mr. Bell. Alexander Bell. Alexander Graham Bell. What do you mean you don’t know who this is? No, I shall certainly not be placed on hold! Good day to you, Chicago!”
And with that, I shall wish YOU a good day FROM Chicago! 🙂
The Chicago Files 
He’s prolly still doing jumping Jacks at the sight of cell phones 😄😄
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I know, right? I am sure he is! *LOL* ;-P
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That is a monumental picture!!
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It certainly is, isn’t it? I should have also mentioned in my post that Alexander Graham Bell moved from Scotland to Canada at the age of 23. Cher xo
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So, you can claim him coming and going!! 😉
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*biggest grin* How right you are, sir! 😉 xo
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Reblogged this on georgeforfun.
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Amazing to think how far the phone has come. What would Alex think?
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I completely agree! It is mind blowing, isn’t it? I wonder that, too! Walking around without a cord attached to the phone would most definitely startle him! Did you know both his parents were deaf? Cher xo
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I didn’t know that!
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Apparently it is what inspired him to pursue telephone communication. I think he realized how lucky he was to be able to hear when growing up with parents who could not. Interesting stuff! Cher xo
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Hello, hello, can you hear me now? LOL
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*LOL* Don! Yes, perhaps that is the earliest version of what was to become a rolling of the eyes commercial!! *grin* Cher xo
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Cher, that is one guy that got stale very fast. It was a real obnoxious commercial(s). Don xo
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That is for sure, Don! Before he could mutter the words, “Can….” channel was switched!! Thank goodness he’s not ‘heard’ any longer! *LOL* Cher xo
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Another one I can stand is those damn Target commercials. The music sucks, and it seems they keep showing them, every five minutes or so.
Grrrrr?
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Oh yes, Grrrrr for sure, Don! I don’t understand how someone thinks this would be a big hit with the tv-watching crowd (same with the “Can you hear me now” knit-wit! 😉 Cher xo
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There are many commercials that drive me bonkers, but I won’t bother mentioning them.
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*LOL* You can mention them because they are probably the same ones that drive me crazy, too! 🙂
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Have a wonderful day and weekend as well, Cher 💖💕💖
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Thank you, Erika! You too! Cher xo
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Must be a significant historic moment for the beginning of the new telecommunication. Great post, Angel!
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Ah, thank you, Amy! Yes, I think so, too! Can you imagine, sitting in New York and suddenly speaking with someone all the way in Chicago! Fascinating! Cher xo
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Ha, ha – very funny! I’m old fashioned enough to think of a phone as something to make calls with. For my kids, it’s everything – internet, photos, apps the whole nine yards…
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*LOL* Thank you, Veronica! Yes, no doubt Mr. Bell would be absolutely overwhelmed to see what is now available in less than a split second over wireless means! Mind boggling, really! And your kids; I bet they cannot even fathom life without their ‘everything’ phones!! *LOL* Cher xo
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