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Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 13:33:40 -0400
From: "Joanne M. Perry" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Query:early telephone line maps
Sender: "Joanne M. Perry" <[log in to unmask]>



I have a patron who is looking for maps showing the distribution of telephone
lines in the early 20th Century in the United States.

He has seen the map on the David Rumsey site (www.davidrumsey.com) which is
entitled Lines and Metallic Circuit Connections and has been told about a 1909
map entitled Lines of the Bell Telephone Companies. Does anyone have something
similar in their collection?

While I have search OCLC and found a number of items I was surprised that I
hadn't found more frequent coverage cataloged. While I was initially searching
for U.S. level coverages, some of the items focus on regional or state coverage
instead. Some of the records were for road maps which apparently indicated
telephone and telegraph lines but I'm not sure if the patron is actually
interested in distribution at that level.


Thanks, Joanne Perry
             Maps Librarian, Penn State Univ
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