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William Sanford Tends Batteries In The Michigan Bell Telephone Exchange Building, March 1958

William Sanford Tends Batteries In The Michigan Bell Telephone Exchange Building, March 1958 image
Year:
1958
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 20, 1958
Caption:
POWER SOURCE: Bell switchman William G. Sanford of Ann Arbor fills with water one of a bank of 48-volt batteries that furnish power to phones in users' homes and elsewhere. Other banks of batteries are in background. In the event that power is cut off to generators that charge the batteries, a 170-kilowatt diesel-generator may be "cut-in."

Behind The Scenes At The Telephone Company

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1958
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William B. Ribbens, electronic music equipment maker, November 1965 Photographer: Eck Stanger

William B. Ribbens, electronic music equipment maker, November 1965 image
Year:
1965
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 9, 1965
Caption:
Electronic Music Equipment Maker William B. Ribbens of 627 Center, a partner of Cybersonics, tests a solid-state electronic instrument which emits a wide range of sounds that can be recorded on magnetic tape by a composer. The composer cuts and splices the tape to form a new composition. Electronic music is a new, experimental art form depicted by sounds that many persons have not heard before. Cybersonics manufactures instruments mostly for composers and schools.

Bugging Equipment At Area Electronic Store, July 1973 Photographer: Cecil Lockard

Bugging Equipment At Area Electronic Store, July 1973 image
Year:
1973
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 12, 1973
Caption:
Snooping Supplies: Stuart Goldberg poses with an assortment of equipment that just about anyone could easily work into a system for eavesdropping on conversations that are none of their business-all of it available "No questions asked" at the radio and electronic store where he works. Included is a $60 walkie-talkie, and the wireless transmitting mike in his hand costs $19.95. But most of the stuff in the picture retails for $5 or less.

Ann Arbor Radio Pioneer George E. Wedemeyer, October 1977 Photographer: Jack Stubbs

Ann Arbor Radio Pioneer George E. Wedemeyer, October 1977 image
Year:
1977
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 29, 1977
Caption:
George Wedemeyer has seen many electronic advances during his long career. But his fondest memories go back decades when he was "sparks" on ocean-going freighter.