Hand-crank phone hearing, Bryant Pond, 1982

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The Maine Public Utilities Commission held a public hearing on February 12, 1982, in Bryant Pond about whether to replace the hand-crank phone system with a dial system. Residents were in favor of changing the system, the last hand-crank phone system in the nation.

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  • Title: Hand-crank phone hearing, Bryant Pond, 1982
  • Creator: UPI
  • Creation Date: 1982-02-11
  • Subject Date: 1982-02-11
  • Locations:
    • Bryant Pond, Oxford County, ME
    • Bryant Pond, Oxford County, ME
  • Media: Photographic print
  • Dimensions: 20 cm x 26 cm
  • Local Code: Coll. 1880, Box 6/2
  • Collection: United Press International collection
  • Object Type: Image

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