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Smithsonian exhibit traces early telephone history
An exhibit at the Smithsonian, planned with Bell Telephone Laboratories and the telephone industries of the United States, opens the story from Charles G Page's 1837 galvanic music to modern telephony devices, highlighting milestones in electrical communication.
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Smithsonian Institution
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Telephone Laboratories
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