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[From Wire to Westar]

American History Museum

Object Details

Collection Creator

United Telegraph Workers.
Western Union Telegraph Company

Collection Citation

Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Scope and Contents

Historical images of telegraphy and Western Union products interspersed with modern systems: Westar, InfoMaster, microwave towers, Telex, TWX, network television programming, electronic mail, SICOM, INFOCOM, DATACOM, Response Phone, NewsAlert, Hotline, Spacetel.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82a5c5594-da37-4b84-8c09-3ce7f2f42ca5

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Western Union Telegraph Company Records
Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 26: Audiovisual Materials / 26.2: Public Relations/Promotional Films

Extent

2 Motion picture films (16mm color composite optical track print, 136 feet (2 copies) )
4 Film reels (camera negative, negative soundtrack, magnetic mixed track, answer print, 35mm)

Date

circa 1970s

Container

Reel OF 205.30
Reel RF205.30
Reel OF 205.30b

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials
Moving Images [31983000036475]
Moving Images [31983000039123]
Moving Images [31983000039388]
Motion picture films
Film reels

Collection Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Restrictions

Collection is open for research but Series 11 and films are stored off-site. Special arrangements must be made to view some of the audiovisual materials. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82a5c5594-da37-4b84-8c09-3ce7f2f42ca5
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Record ID

ebl-1503510250829-1503510251846-5

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