The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
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Pictures by Telephone

II Is now possible to send, photographs over
the telephone wire Highly successful dem
onstrations were given few days ago by the
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
on a wire between Cleveland and New York
A picture OF President Coolidge was sent by
telephone in less than q half hour. This is
less time than it takes to get picture mes
sage the same distance.
There was very little confusion. Due to
wrong connection the face of neighbor
of Mr.. Coolidge was sent the first time
This error was promptly remedied and the
presidents face then came through all right
except for a couple of wrong ears. 1t was
later found these belonged to a Cleveland
newspaper publisher who got on the wire by
mistake.
The matter was referred to the complaint
operator. She promised to take the matter
up with the wire chief and see that the pres
ident got his own ears.
A photo of iris Speaker was then put on
the wire. One eye failed to come through
due to wire trouble outside of Buffalo.
phone subscriber received an eye in the
course of telephone conversation he is ask
ed to notify central at once.
Engineers and scientists who observed the
tests predict the Picture-Telephone viii be
in use quite generally in a few years. This
will make it possible for you to use the tele-
phone to see how your Uncle Abner in Port
land Oregon, is looking
How It Works
((Illustration No. i. A subscriber in
Brooklyn, N Y, calls for a picture of a lady
in Lansing, Mich.)
Subscriber Hello.
Central Picture, please?
Subscriber Give me Miss Jeanette Giggle,
Profile Trio, Lansing, Michigan.
Central Miss Jeanette Profile. Lansing,
7x10, Michigan, Giggle?
Subscriber (nettled) No! Miss Jeanette
Giggle, Profile THO, Lansing, Michigan.
Central: Hold tn wire.
Subscriber (impatiently, after a five min
ute waltz: This service is getting terrible.
1t takes fifteen or twenty minutes to get a
photograph over a telephone
Central: They don't answer on that pro-
file call.
Subscriber: What?
Central The lady's face you asked for has
been disconnected!
Subscriber (collapsing) Aw--w-wk-k!
ILLUSTRATION No. 2. A lady in Boston asks
for a picture of her husband, travelling
salesman, in Chicago.
Lady: Central, kindly get me a picture
of Addison Simms, .315 by Z. glossy finish
Central: Justaminnitt.
Lady latter a delay Dear me, but this
portrait service is awful.
Central: Here's your potty.
Lady: This isn't my husband. You've Civ
en- me a picture of Luther Shrumph, the St
Louis boy bandit.
Central: Excuse it please
ILLUSTRATION No. 8. A young man in Cleve-
land. Ohio, calls for photo of young lady
in Atlanta, Ga.)
Y. NJ: Central. I wish cabinet photo
of Miss Marjorie Sunbeam, Atlanta 651S.
Central: Fifty cents, please!
Y. NJ: Certainly. They're cheap at $50
dozen.
Central latter time) No answer on that
Atlanta call.
Y. M: Mathematical?
Central: The young lady's face is tempo
rarily out of order.
ILLUSTRATION No. 4. A matinee IDOL N
Boston tries to connect with photo oil
his sweetheart in Fall River).
NJ. l.: Hello, central. Give me full face
portrait of Magda Marvel, Stuyvesant o14S
Central latter five minutes waltz You
have the wrong face.
He leaves to have his face verified).