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Southern Bell Blue Book of Telephone Numbers
Southern Bell Blue Book of Telephone Numbers
Southern Bell Blue Book of Telephone Numbers

Southern Bell Blue Book of Telephone Numbers

Dateca. 1960
Mediumink on paper, thread
Dimensions7 × 4 3/4 × 1/8 in. (17.8 × 12.1 × 0.3 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Estate of Julia Andrews
Object numberPC2019.45.10
DescriptionSlim, navy blue pocketbook for filling in contacts' phone numbers. Prominent on the cover, in white text, it says, "Blue Book/of/TELEPHONE NUMBERS." Near the bottom of the cover, in smaller script, it says, "Visit by Long Distance./It's the next best thing to being there." On the reverse side, there is a logo of a flared bell with a clapper, in white, inside a white circle. Inside the bell, it says, "BELL/SYSTEM." Below this logo, it says, "SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE/AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY."
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