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Dominion Telegraph Office in Robert White Shoe Store, Location of First Long-Distance Telephone Call

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Item Type

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Description

This 19th century photograph shows the location of the Dominion Telegraph Company office, which was in the shoe store of Robert White. This store was the location of the first long distance telephone call, selected by Alexander Graham Bell for its proximity to Brantford. The store is the second door from the left on the ground floor. The building is still standing today, and that store is now the location of The River Lily.

The Paris Market can also be seen to the far left. Its sign reads "Groceries & Provisions, R.F. Morrow".

This image was printed on the fifth page of photographs in At the Forks of the Grand: Volume II by D. A. Smith.

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Dominion Telegraph office located in Robert White's Shoe store Paris, Ont. where Alexander Graham Bell received the world's first long distance telephone call on August 10, 1876.

Date of Original

18[76?]

Dimensions

Width: 37.8 cm
Height: 30.5 cm

Subject(s)

Grocery stores
Shoe stores
Telegraph industry
Telephones
Alexander Graham Bell
Paris, Ontario

Local identifier

1999.9151.15

Collection

D.A. Smith Photograph Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Paris

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.1938372527328 Longitude: -80.3841894865036

Copyright Statement

Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.

Recommended Citation

Dominion Telegraph Office in Robert White Shoe Store, 18[76?], D.A. Smith Photograph Collection, 1999.9151.15, Paris Museum and Historical Society

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