About this Vintage Print Ad
A black-and-white Bell System advertisement featuring a smiling woman holding a telephone receiver. The ad emphasizes the emotional value of long distance calling, describing it as the next best thing to being there, and associates the service with hearing a familiar voice, laughter, and important news.
- Brand: Bell System
- Product: Bell System Long Distance call
- Tagline: These are the things that make a Long Distance call mean so much
- Publication: Life Magazine
- Year: 1965
Objects in the advertisement: woman, telephone receiver, telephone cord, bed/pillow, text, bell system logo
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