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smp00019551 |
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20160715145441.0 |
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Fixed Data |
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160715s1912 000 0 eng d |
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Obsolete |
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$a249328$cTLC |
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$aDE#$cDE# |
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ME:Corp Name |
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$aSouthwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company. |
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Title:Ufm |
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$aTTWC Telephone Directories$h[Local History File] |
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Title |
245
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$aDirectory.$f1912 [Bell] |
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Title:Varint |
246
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30 |
$aTelephone directory |
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Imprint |
260
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$a[San Marcos, Tex?] :$bSouthwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company,$c1912. |
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Phys Descrpt |
300
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$a[ca. 30] p. ;$c23 x 13 cm. |
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Note:General |
500
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$aA searchable Adobe PDF has been made by digital scan. It may be found with the link, below. |
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Abstract |
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$aThis Directory is for the "Bell" exchange in San Marcos. There were two telephone companies in San Marcos until they merged in 1919: Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone (the "Bell System") and the San Marcos Telephone Company. These firms were competitors--and callers could not reach the other firm's local phones without routing through the Long Distance operator. Many businesses, and some residences, are found in both early directories (which meant they had two lines, two different numbers, and two telephones); however, over the decade leading to the merger in 1919, subscribers leave Bell and join the local company. The advantage of the Bell subscription was access to more Long Distance exchanges. |
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Subj:Topical |
650
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$aTelephone$zTexas$zSan Marcos$vDirectories. |
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Elec Loc'n |
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$uhttp://www.hank.ci.san-marcos.tx.us/SMHC/DOCUMENTS/Telephone Directories/1912bell.pdf$zAdobe PDF of the directory. |
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Tag 949 |
949
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$aSMSMHC$cTTWC$dTelephone Directories$g33390003925431$p45 |
