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Audichron
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Stanley E. Bennett, a First Wisconsin National Bank cashier, listens to the handset while John T. Frymark, a Wisconsin Telephone Company central office foreman operates a monitor switch to test the Audichron. The Audichron was a machine located in the Wisconsin Telephone building at 722 N Broadway that reported the time via tape recordings when people called Broadway 1-4911 in Milwaukee. The service was sponsored by First Wisconsin National bank. In 1953, the machine fielded 3,166,305 calls.
March 2, 1954
Milwaukee journal
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Jackie Robinson with Children
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American Motors Plant
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Joe Adcock Fields a Ball
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Milwaukee Braves player Joe Adcock fields a ball during spring training.
Portrait of Edwin Matthews
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Head shot of Milwaukee Braves player Edwin (Eddie) Matthews posing with bat.
Bob Buhl at Bat
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Milwaukee Braves player Bob Buhl during batting practice at spring training.
