Synopsis
film highlights the history of the telephone, from Alexander Graham Bell’s invention to the linking of New York City and San Francisco by transcontinental voice line on January 25, 1915, with the final connection made at the Nevada-Utah state line. The short details how AT&T departments worked together to achieve long-distance telephony. Note: A Continent Is Bridged was intended for both corporate and public screenings and in March 1940 was broadcast from NBC’s experimental TV station in New York.
Uploader's description on archive.org
Details
- Running time
- 39 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
- Internet Archive item
- a-continent-is-bridged-1940
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- sponsored film
