Along Party Lines

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08:39:33:26 Pan women working at desks, secretary or clerical workers, in two rows of three. CU to boss, man in back corner desk in 1940s or 1950s style suit.

08:40:14:11 VS suburban homes.

08:40:36:12 Woman dialing rotary phone. Prominent flowery wall paper in background. CU woman’s hand dialing on rotary dial.

08:40:47:17 Older woman answering telephone.

08:40:55:27 Great animated illustration. Two then four phones. Lightening bolts. Illustrating network using party line service.

08:41:36:21 Woman in bathrobe throws enters bathroom and shuts door on man in bathrobe, towel on shoulder, tries to enter; man shrugs and turns around.

08:41:45:15 Old woman reading on chair across from teenage girl lying across chair on telephone with papers on lap and pencil in hand. Old woman looks up from magazine and removes glasses “Hadn’t you better hang up Peggy someone may want to use the line.”

Peggy into the phone “Oh Mom says I’ve gotta hang up now. Bye Sussy.”

08:42:09:08 Old woman in dress on telephone beside fireplace. Woman says into phone “Oh well with the prices the way they are now adays I just don’t know” interrupted by voice on other end of line “Can I have the line please, I’ve got to call a doctor, my baby’s just fallen [last word unclear]”. Old woman “Alright Jane I’ll call ya’ later.”

08:42:33:08 MS young woman in dark jacket and pearl necklace lifts phone, listens to make sure line is open, then dials on rotary dial of phone.

08:42:43:22 LS young woman in summer dress sitting on couch answers phone by window then hangs up the phone.

08:42:49:19 Young man in twenties or thirties in white shirt, tie and sweater vest working while on phone at desk; hangs up phone; picks it back up, hesitates, then replaces the receiver again, pauses, then leans back in his chair to light up a cigarette.

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Archive

Internet Archive, in Prelinger Archives

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Credit

Bell System

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