Couple in Bed Awakened at Night Reach for the Telephone, AT&T, 1928

gelatin silver print

8x10 gelatin silver print from 8x10 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on September 12, 1928. Image of couple in bed awakened at night reach for telephone. Visible in image: couple in separate twin beds look scared and apprehensive as wife reaches for standing telephone on the bedside table with lamp and clock and telephone book. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection. Handwritten on back: "32604 BOX 1839 / COPY-PHOTO / AT+T 9/12/28".

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection