Telephone service from land to ships at sea inaugurated from U.S. Capitol. The first commercial wireless telephone service between land and ships at sea was inaugurated today from the United States Capitol by Rep. Fred A. Britten, (R) Illinois, Chairman of the House Naval Affairs Committee, Rep. Bri
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"Telephone service from land to ships at sea inaugurated from U.S. Capitol. The first commercial wireless telephone service between land and ships at sea was inaugurated today from the United States Capitol by Rep. Fred A. Britten, (R) Illinois, Chairman of the House Naval Affairs Committee, Rep. Bri" (1929). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Telephone_service_from_land_to_ships_at_sea_inaugurated_from_U.S._Capitol._The_first_commercial_wireless_telephone_service_between_land_and_ships_at_sea_was_inaugurated_today_from_the_United_LCCN2016889538.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 297602.
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