December 16, 1976

“Person to Person,” an exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the telephone, opens at the National Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History. The exhibition is a multimedia display showing how lifestyle and technology affected the development of person-to-person communication. Everything from simple voice transmitter devices to complex communications systems spanning the globe are on display, including Alexander Graham Bell’s early experimental telephones and the same wire used for his first message, “Mr. Watson, come here—I want to see you.” Instruction sheets show how four phones can be made with household materials.

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