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Story Without End

1950/18 min 33 sec/68 shots

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Story Without End documents the postwar expansion of telephone service through advances in microwave radio transmission, transistors, switching, and construction. It follows the challenges of manufacturing new equipment, installing poles and buried cables, and using power lines as telephone pathways. The film also presents crossbar switching and direct long-distance dialing as improvements achieved without interrupting existing service.

Provenance and rights

Original producer: Pathescope Pictures
Collection: Prelinger Archives
Original title: Story Without End
Date: 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z
Original link: Open on Internet Archive
Rights: public_domain

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