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TelephoneEquipmentBellTelephone1.jpeg
Dial pulses, which activate switching equipment, also produces punches on paper tape, indicating the calling number and the answer and disconnect times, for billing purposes.

TelephoneEquipmentBellTelephone2.jpeg
Panels such as this one, are installed in the telephone equipment rooms for all buildings using a large number of telephones. Installer-repairman Norman Smith is busy installing lines for new grandstand addition at race track.

bridgeburgtelephone.pdf
Listed here is a document detailing the history of the early telephone in Bridgeburg.

TemperenceLeagueLetter.pdf
Listed here is a letter pertinent to the local temperance league, a group which supported the prohibition of alcohol.

TexacoStation.jpeg
Texaco stood on Garrison Road.

thankyouessentialworkers.jpg
During the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses and various other entities took the time to thank essential workers for their hard work and personal risk. Essential workers came to include retail workers, truck drivers, health care workers, etc. Pictured…

thatsabigpipe.jpeg
Pictured here are two men with a poster of a pipe at the Royal Bank.

thehope.jpg
The "Hope" was a ferry that carried passengers to and from Buffalo.

AmericanSeperatorCompany.pdf
Listed here is a document pertinent to the American Separator Company.
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