Spirit of Communication
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Spirit of Communication is the formal name for the statue by Evelyn Beatrice Longman originally called Genius of Telegraphy. The statue has been the symbol of AT&T since their commission was completed
AT&T's Spirit of Communications sculpture in its current location outside of AT&T's headquarters in Dallas, Texas
The Spirit of Communication was used by the Bell System on telephone directories
Bell System
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The Bell System was a system of telecommunication companies, led by the Bell Telephone Company and later by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, that dominated the telephone services industry
Spirit of Communication
…Manhattan, designed by Philip Johnson. On Johnson's suggestion, the statue was relocated to the foyer of the new location. 1984 marked the end of the Bell System. The New York City headquarters building was sold to Sony in 1992 and the company relocated its headquarters to 32 Avenue of the Americas (which had…
1912 Bell System advertisement promoting its slogan for universal service
195 Broadway, AT&T headquarters for most of the 20th century
Manhole cover with Bell System logo