Western Electric Picturephone
Evolution
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1956
Concept from Pacific Telephone Magazine, 12/56
Uses a WE 592 speakerphone (see photo)
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1959
Concept from Southwest Telephone News, 1/59
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1963
Video phone concept
From a photo used in the October 1963 issue of Western Electric News
Features.
(Courtesy of Wayne
Merit)
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ca. 1964
Wall panel picturephone concept model.
Packaged in a briefcase for the travelling pitchmaster.
(Photo courtesy of
Rick Walsh)
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1966
Picturephone
From Bell Telephone Magazine, Spring 1966
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1969
Picturephone
From Bell Labs Record, May/June, 1969
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