[J. Reuben Clark, Secretary of State Kellogg talking (on telephone with Austrian Chancellor), Edgar L.G. Prochnik and C.T. Claggett, at formal opening of the Trans-Atlantic Telephone Service between their Nations at the State Department in Washingotn] – Historic Reproduction
![[J. Reuben Clark, Secretary of State Kellogg talking (on telephone with Austrian Chancellor), Edgar L.G. Prochnik and C.T. Claggett, at formal opening of the Trans-Atlantic Telephone Service between their Nations at the State Department in Washingotn], 1928 Nov. 3. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/8f/8f301c7f4083-L.webp)
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[J. Reuben Clark, Secretary of State Kellogg talking (on telephone with Austrian Chancellor), Edgar L.G. Prochnik and C.T. Claggett, at formal opening of the Trans-Atlantic Telephone Service between their Nations at the State Department in Washingotn] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[J. Reuben Clark, Secretary of State Kellogg talking (on telephone with Austrian Chancellor), Edgar L.G. Prochnik and C.T. Claggett, at formal opening of the Trans-Atlantic Telephone Service between their Nations at the State Department in Washingotn]
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The distinctive detail here is the telephone itself: Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg is shown speaking with the Austrian chancellor, with J. Reuben Clark, Edgar L.G. Prochnik and C.T. Claggett gathered around him at the State Department in Washington. The occasion was the formal opening of direct transatlantic telephone service between the United States and Austria on November 3, 1928. Commercial overseas telephony was still new then, and ceremonies like this one were meant to show that a spoken conversation could now cross the Atlantic as readily as a cable message. The photograph was made by Underwood & Underwood, a press photography firm that supplied newspapers with images of official events.
| Created / published | 1928 Nov. 3. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint by Underwood & Underwood. No. 66002RU. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: B.I.(4); For. Rel.; Telephone; Ph. Ind. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,151 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-157755 |
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