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Verizon New York
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Verizon New York, Inc., formerly The New York Telephone Company (NYTel), was organized in 1896, taking over the New York City operations of the American Bell Telephone Company.
Wires installed above Broadway, 1885
Wires installed above Broadway, 1885
New York and New Jersey Telephone Company building
New York and New Jersey Telephone Company building
Typical central office at 228 East 56th Street
Typical central office at 228 East 56th Street
Second Avenue exchange building
Second Avenue exchange building
Charles A. Cheever
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Charles Augustus Cheever was an American industrialist and inventor. He was affiliated with Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison improving their inventions. He patented 100 of these improvements, most related to the telephone. Cheever formed the Telephone Company of New York and constructed the first telephone line in New York City. He was disabled early in his life and was an invalid.
Charles A. Cheever
Charles A. Cheever
The Okonite Company on Park Row
The Okonite Company on Park Row
Medal of Progress awarded to The Telephone Company of New York at the American Institute Fair in New York City in 1877. This was the first such medal
Medal of Progress awarded to The Telephone Company of New York at the American Institute Fair in New York City in 1877. This was the first such medal ever awarded to a telephone company.