1974 "Careers in the Telephone Business" (an historical look at vintage phone technology & jobs)

[@isleifoterogarcia4478]

That’s the world after I graduate from high school. Good vibes back then.

[@TheTwick]

And so, kids, we see that 1974 was the birth of America’s favorite sport: Telephone Pole Volleyball !;-) Thanks for the look back.

[@siekensou77]

tetherball?

[@robertlafleur5179]

1974, that’s the year I started working as a telephone technician for Bell Canada. Retired in 2004. Now doing the same work but self-employed. Of course technology has changed a bit since that time.

[@tommiller4279]

Are you related to Guy LaFleur of the Montreal Canadiens

[@brucepaddock4615]

Been there, done that. Now the pension comes in handy.

[@bloqk16]

Say! @2:23 is one of the scant visuals [on video] with how a rotary dial phone was used to dial a phone number that used _pulse_ dialing technology. Usually in old videos/films you can see a person dialing a phone, but not with the detail closeup view that this video does.

[@mareshbm2731]

awesome!

[@informalzombie2888]

Interesting machine there 12:35 🤔 THANKS FOR THE VIDEO!

[@ComputerHistoryArchivesProject]

Informal Zombie, You are very welcome! ~ Victor

[@lilsheba1]

Gee maybe a career in the telephone business is for me! Says the E911 admin for my local phone company

[@andreiandrosoff1327]

An amazing find, thank you! You wouldn't… have access to the others in the series?

[@ComputerHistoryArchivesProject]

Hi Andrei, yes, we have one here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6DVqaeso956eLs Also, there are several on Archive.org but the quality of the film is sometimes poor. But good info nevertheless. Thanks! ~ Victor, at CHAP

[@andreiandrosoff1327]

Awesome, thanks very much!

[@naderhumood]

Lovely vedio keep going... Old is gold...

[@MJK1965]

I was a long distance operator.

[@MJK1965]

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[@nickdiamond7595]

1:13 They don't build vans like that anymore. It's carrying an airliner. 😉

[@brianarbenz7206]

*1974:* "The world of work. Reach out and take it." *2022:* "A tiny house, a laptop and a survival stipend. Reach out and take it. And go away. We just want robots from now on."

[@MJK1965]

It's true.

[@jamessanborn3043]

No audio from about 6.47 to 8:25. Tried it twice.

[@ComputerHistoryArchivesProject]

Hi James, thanks for the alert. Will check into that today. ~ VK

[@BenHelweg]

8:25 Tom Duffy?

[@ComputerHistoryArchivesProject]

Who is Tom Duffy?

[@BenHelweg]

He was a notorious Bell Telephone compliance employee the early 70s, well known to phone "phreaks" of the time.

[@ComputerHistoryArchivesProject]

Ok, thanks Ben. : )