100 Years Before the Smartphone: 40 Photos of People Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

   

Today, almost everyone knows and owns at least one smartphone. It is also very handy, and essential to us in our daily lives.

So how about 100 years ago? Check out these interesting photos to see how people used the telephones in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

 

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Talking on Telephones in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries