Images Dated 6th April 2004

New dial operated telephone system

Series of three photographs showing a new automatic system of telephoning introduced in Britain in 1911. The movement of a dial operated electrical switches and magnets in the telephone exchange, a development which would eventually dispense with telephone girls

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Australia-Fog-Harbour-Bridge

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is shrouded with thick early morning fog, 06 April 2004. The fog which was not forecast, caused a number of international flights into Sydney to be diverted to other airports and severely disrupted traffic and ferry services as visibility was reduced to 200 metres. AFP PHOTO/Greg WOOD / AFP PHOTO / GREG WOOD

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Hon. Mrs John Ward

A Dry-Point Portrait by French artist Adrien Etienne of Hon. Mrs John Ward, daughter of Mr. Whitelaw Reid, former American Ambassador in London, wearing an elegant ensemble including a fashionable hobble skirt

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