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

Inventors

Portraits

Telephone

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0031747F

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Brantford

Province or state:Ontario

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