Werner von Siemens founds Siemens & Halske, designs pointing telegraph
Werner von Siemens founds Siemens & Halske, designs pointing telegraph
PDF:
Western Union Annual Report 1869
PDF: Western Union Annual Report 1869
Photo: 109 Court St, Boston (Charles Williams Jr.'s shop)
Photo: 109 Court St, Boston (Charles Williams Jr.'s shop)
Meucci files caveat for talking telegraph
Meucci files caveat for talking telegraph
Gray and Barton incorporate Western Electric, with $ from Western Union
Gray and Barton incorporate Western Electric, with $ from Western Union
PDF:
Western Union Annual Report 1873
PDF: Western Union Annual Report 1873
Bell and Watson start working together at Williams' shop
Bell and Watson start working together at Williams' shop
Western Union rates range from four to 25 cents per word based on distance
Western Union rates range from four to 25 cents per word based on distance
Bell Patent Association formed so Sanders and Hubbard can share in proceeds from Bell's patents
Bell Patent Association formed so Sanders and Hubbard can share in proceeds from Bell's patents
Bell completes the specifications for his telephone patent application
Bell completes the specifications for his telephone patent application
Feb 14, 11:30am: Alexander Graham Bell's lawyer files his telephone patent
Feb 14, 11:30am: Alexander Graham Bell's lawyer files his telephone patent
Feb 14: Elisha Gray files telephone caveat
Feb 14: Elisha Gray files telephone caveat
Patent #174,465 for the telephone is issued to Bell
Patent #174,465 for the telephone is issued to Bell
Western Union's Orton declines to buy Bell's patent for $100k
Western Union's Orton declines to buy Bell's patent for $100k
Lars Magnus Ericsson founds Ericsson as a mechanical engineering shop
Lars Magnus Ericsson founds Ericsson as a mechanical engineering shop
Thomas Edison patents his carbon button transmitter
Thomas Edison patents his carbon button transmitter
Berliner files caveat for improved telephone transmitter
Berliner files caveat for improved telephone transmitter
Bell patents transfers 75% of his Canadian patent rights to his father
Bell patents transfers 75% of his Canadian patent rights to his father
Holmes Burglar Alarm of Boston installs first telephone exchange
Holmes Burglar Alarm of Boston installs first telephone exchange
First telephone directory published
First telephone directory published
Blake invents and patents his carbon microphone transmitter
Blake invents and patents his carbon microphone transmitter
Bell sues Western Union for patent infringement
Bell sues Western Union for patent infringement
PDF:
National Bell April 1879 pricing circular
PDF: National Bell April 1879 pricing circular
Bell and New England Telephone merge to become National Bell Telephone
Bell and New England Telephone merge to become National Bell Telephone
Bell wins its patent lawsuit against Western Union
Bell wins its patent lawsuit against Western Union
French Postes & Telegraphs founded
French Postes & Telegraphs founded
Bell acquires Edison's carbon microphone patents from Western Union
Bell acquires Edison's carbon microphone patents from Western Union
Photo: Western Union building
Photo: Western Union building
National Bell merges with American Speaking Tel. to become American Bell Telephone Co.
National Bell merges with American Speaking Tel. to become American Bell Telephone Co.
British government rules for Bell against Edison
British government rules for Bell against Edison
Bell Telephone Company of Canada founded
Bell Telephone Company of Canada founded
Photo: Western Union Charleston West Virginia office, 1880
Photo: Western Union Charleston West Virginia office, 1880
PDF:
American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1881
PDF: American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1881
National Telephone Co formed by merger of Bell and Edison interests
National Telephone Co formed by merger of Bell and Edison interests
Bell acquires Western Electric, and Enos Barton takes over engineering
Bell acquires Western Electric, and Enos Barton takes over engineering
PDF:
American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1882
PDF: American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1882
Bell Telephone Manufacturing Co. founded in Antwerp
Bell Telephone Manufacturing Co. founded in Antwerp
PDF:
American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1884
PDF: American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1884
Ericsson opens its first major factory at Tulegatan
Ericsson opens its first major factory at Tulegatan
Woods patents improved telephone transmitter
Woods patents improved telephone transmitter
PDF:
American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1885
PDF: American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1885
American Bell forms AT&T as subsidiary to operate long distance network
American Bell forms AT&T as subsidiary to operate long distance network
PDF:
American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1887
PDF: American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1887
Supreme Court upholds Bell's patent
Supreme Court upholds Bell's patent
PDF:
American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1889
PDF: American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1889
Gray patents the coin-operated payphone mechanism
Gray patents the coin-operated payphone mechanism
PDF:
American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1890
PDF: American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1890
PDF:
American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1891
PDF: American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1891
Gray Telephone Pay Station Co. founded
Gray Telephone Pay Station Co. founded
Strowger forms Automatic Electric Company, receives switch patent
Strowger forms Automatic Electric Company, receives switch patent
PDF:
American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1892
PDF: American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1892
PDF:
American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1893
PDF: American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1893
PDF:
American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1894
PDF: American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1894
Bell's patent expires; independent telephone movement begins
Bell's patent expires; independent telephone movement begins
Stromberg and Carlson found Stromberg-Carlson
Stromberg and Carlson found Stromberg-Carlson
PDF:
American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1895
PDF: American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1895
PDF:
American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1896
PDF: American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1896
GPO takes over UK trunk network from National Telephone
GPO takes over UK trunk network from National Telephone
PDF:
American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1897
PDF: American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1897
Milo Kellogg founds Kellogg Switchboard and Supply
Milo Kellogg founds Kellogg Switchboard and Supply
PDF:
American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1898
PDF: American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1898
PDF:
American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1899
PDF: American Bell Telephone Annual Report, 1899
NEC founded as Japan's first foreign joint venture
NEC founded as Japan's first foreign joint venture
Henry Elston showing off his company's telephones
Henry Elston showing off his company's telephones
AT&T becomes holding co for American Bell's assets
AT&T becomes holding co for American Bell's assets
First Los Angeles Pay Station
First Los Angeles Pay Station
Harry Fuld founds H. Fuld & Co
Harry Fuld founds H. Fuld & Co
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1900
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1900
Pupin loading coils patented
Pupin loading coils patented
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1901
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1901
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1902
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1902
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1903
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1903
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1904
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1904
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1905
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1905
Western Electric Hawthorne Works opens in Chicago
Western Electric Hawthorne Works opens in Chicago
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1906
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1906
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1907
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1907
AT&T acquires struggling independent telcos, funded by J.P. Morgan
AT&T acquires struggling independent telcos, funded by J.P. Morgan
Theodore Vail returns to AT&T as President, backed by J.P. Morgan
Theodore Vail returns to AT&T as President, backed by J.P. Morgan
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1908
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1908
Photo: Western Electric Hawthorne Works
Photo: Western Electric Hawthorne Works
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1909
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1909
AT&T buys Western Union controlling interest, gaining access to its network
AT&T buys Western Union controlling interest, gaining access to its network
Photo: Lincoln Telephone Office in Nebraska
Photo: Lincoln Telephone Office in Nebraska
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1910
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1910
Photo: Delivering phone directories in 1910
Photo: Delivering phone directories in 1910
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1911
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1911
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1912
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1912
Slideshow: Pac Tel 1912: Buildings and Vehicles
Slideshow: 20 photos
Slideshow: Pac Tel 1912: Buildings and Vehicles
GPO takes over entire UK telephone network
GPO takes over entire UK telephone network
Photo: SF's first telephone exchange (33 Grant Ave)
Photo: SF's first telephone exchange (33 Grant Ave)
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1913
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1913
AT&T divests Western Union
AT&T divests Western Union
U.S. drops antitrust suit against AT&T, cementing its quasi-monopoly
U.S. drops antitrust suit against AT&T, cementing its quasi-monopoly
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1914
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1914
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1915
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1915
500 Western Electric employees die in disaster on way to company picnic
500 Western Electric employees die in disaster on way to company picnic
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1916
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1916
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1917
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1917
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1918
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1918
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1919
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1919
Theodore Gary acquires Automatic Electric
Theodore Gary acquires Automatic Electric
Julia O'Connor leads the first telephone operators' strike
Julia O'Connor leads the first telephone operators' strike
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1920
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1920
After acquiring Puerto Rican and Cuban telephone companies, the Behn brothers found ITT
After acquiring Puerto Rican and Cuban telephone companies, the Behn brothers found ITT
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1921
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1921
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1922
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1922
Photo: AT&T truck leaving 195 Broadway carrying shareholder dividend payments
Photo: AT&T truck leaving 195 Broadway carrying shareholder dividend payments
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1923
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1923
France creates PTT Administration
France creates PTT Administration
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1924
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1924
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1925
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1925
C&P Telephone repair shop
C&P Telephone repair shop
AT&T sells European subsidiaries to ITT
AT&T sells European subsidiaries to ITT
Bell Labs founded, in NYC
Bell Labs founded, in NYC
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1926
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1926
Automatic Electric acquires American Electric and Monarch Telephone
Automatic Electric acquires American Electric and Monarch Telephone
Photo: Fuld & Co Telephone and Telegraph Works
Photo: Fuld & Co Telephone and Telegraph Works
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1927
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1927
Photo: New York Telephone building at 140 West Street
Photo: New York Telephone building at 140 West Street
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1928
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1928
Photo: Building for expanding telephone demand, 1928
Photo: Building for expanding telephone demand, 1928
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1929
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1929
Sallie Mead becomes first woman to hold a patent at AT&T
Sallie Mead becomes first woman to hold a patent at AT&T
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1930
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1930
Photo: Western Electric Hawthorne Works
Photo: Western Electric Hawthorne Works
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1931
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1931
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1932
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1932
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1933
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1933
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1934
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1934
Communications Act of 1934
Communications Act of 1934
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1935
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1935
Ad: Night rates to Europe
Ad: Night rates to Europe
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1936
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1936
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1937
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1937
Ad: Long Distance Rate Reductions
Ad: Long Distance Rate Reductions
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1938
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1938
National Federation of Telephone Workers (NFTW) formed
National Federation of Telephone Workers (NFTW) formed
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1939
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1939
PDF:
From The Far Corners of the Earth
PDF: From The Far Corners of the Earth
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1940
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1940
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1941
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1941
Slideshow: Bell System Stats 1925-1940
Slideshow: 36 photos
Slideshow: Bell System Stats 1925-1940
Western Electric pivots to produce wartime systems (e.g. radar)
Western Electric pivots to produce wartime systems (e.g. radar)
Photo: Bell Labs moves to Murray Hill, NJ
Photo: Bell Labs moves to Murray Hill, NJ
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1942
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1942
Hedy Lamarr patents Secret Communications System
Hedy Lamarr patents Secret Communications System
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1943
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1943
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1944
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1944
Photo: London overseas telephone office for American GI's
Photo: London overseas telephone office for American GI's
Diagram: Pie chart of Western Electric wartime production
Diagram: Pie chart of Western Electric wartime production
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1945
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1945
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1946
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1946
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1947
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1947
1947 NFTW telephone strike
1947 NFTW telephone strike
Communication Workers of America (CWA) formed
Communication Workers of America (CWA) formed
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1948
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1948
Automatic Electric acquires Gray Manufacturing Co.
Automatic Electric acquires Gray Manufacturing Co.
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1949
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1949
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1950
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1950
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1951
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1951
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1952
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1952
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1953
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1953
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1954
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1954
PDF:
The Story of Western Electric
PDF: The Story of Western Electric
Ad: Refurbishing pay phones
Ad: Refurbishing pay phones
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1955
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1955
GTE Acquires Automatic Electric
GTE Acquires Automatic Electric
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1956
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1956
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1957
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1957
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1958
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1958
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1959
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1959
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1960
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1960
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1961
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1961
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1962
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1962
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1963
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1963
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1964
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1964
INTELSAT founded for global satellite communications
INTELSAT founded for global satellite communications
Bell Canada acquires Northern Electric
Bell Canada acquires Northern Electric
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1965
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1965
PDF:
Northern Electric: Who We Are
PDF: Northern Electric: Who We Are
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1966
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1966
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1967
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1967
Nokia Corporation formed by three-way merger
Nokia Corporation formed by three-way merger
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1968
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1968
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1969
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1969
Video: Pollution (Western Electric)
Video: Pollution (Western Electric)
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1970
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1970
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1971
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1971
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1972
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1972
Joel patents cellular call handoff
Joel patents cellular call handoff
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1973
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1973
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1974
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1974
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1975
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1975
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1976
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1976
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report 1977
PDF: AT&T Annual Report 1977
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1978
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1978
Video: The Copper Trail (AT&T)
Video: The Copper Trail (AT&T)
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1979
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1979
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1980
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1980
PDF:
Western Electric Montgomery Works brochure
PDF: Western Electric Montgomery Works brochure
Video: We Make Telephones (Western Electric)
Video: We Make Telephones (Western Electric)
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1981
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1981
British Telecom separates from Post Office
British Telecom separates from Post Office
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1982
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1982
AT&T's workforce peaks at 1,009,000
AT&T's workforce peaks at 1,009,000
AT&T antitrust settlement
AT&T antitrust settlement
Judge Greene orders breakup of Bell System
Judge Greene orders breakup of Bell System
PDF:
AT&T Annual Report, 1983
PDF: AT&T Annual Report, 1983
Video: 1983 Telephone Strike
Video: 1983 Telephone Strike
Photo: 1983 Telephone Strike
Photo: 1983 Telephone Strike
Video: Designing, Building and Testing the Trimline Phone (AT&T)
Video: Designing, Building and Testing the Trimline Phone (AT&T)
McCaw builds the largest U.S. cellular carrier
McCaw builds the largest U.S. cellular carrier
French PTT becomes France Telecom
French PTT becomes France Telecom
Deutsche Telekom AG becomes independent company
Deutsche Telekom AG becomes independent company
Northern Telecom becomes Nortel
Northern Telecom becomes Nortel
Telecommunications Act of 1996
Telecommunications Act of 1996
Slideshow: Telephone co. stock certificates
Slideshow: 25 photos
Slideshow: Telephone co. stock certificates
