Bell Telephone Magazine, 1943.

These photos appeared in the February, 1943, edition of “Bell Telephone Magazine”, accompanying an article titled “Camp Telephone Managers Render an Important Service”. The photos and captions paint a picture of the role public telephones played in military life during World War II. The photos also show what typical public telephone rooms and facilities were like in those days, with indoor unattended telephone rooms, outdoor booths, and even a mobile telephone truck. The captions in this photo gallery are taken directly from the magazine.

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