Joliet Remembers
The 1930s
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Joliet Remembers
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On August 21, 1932, Joliet switched from a system of having all telephone calls placed through an operator, to a dial system for local calls.
To see a Webpage with a picture of a dial telephone from 1921, and a link to a video of a 1930s short film on how to use a dial telephone, please click here.
Below are images from the Joliet Herald News about the coming of the dial system.
| May 17, 1931 | May 17, 1931 | August 20, 1932 |
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 This building still stands, and is owned by AT&T |
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Joliet Remembers the 1930s was written and produced by Jack Tegel and Roger Gambrel
Portraits of Presidents Hoover and Roosevelt adapted from images
available on the Library of Congress Website,
By Popular Demand;
Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies
