Brantford has an edge in its battle with Boston, which also claims telephone's invention

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Brantford has an edge in its battle with Boston, which also claims telephone's invention

Date6/27/1946

Names

Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922 (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (photographer)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Brantford has an edge in its battle with Boston, which also claims telephone's invention. Brantford shows Bell homestead, here, as its contention of Canadian origin

Subject

Telephone

Portraits

Inventors

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Brantford

Province or state:Ontario

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0031747F

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