'Private and Confidential', opening of the Anglo-French telephone line, 1891. Artist: John Tenniel

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'Private and Confidential', opening of the Anglo-French telephone line, 1891. The British Prime Minister (Lord Salisbury) in conversation with the French President (Sadi Carnot). Cartoon from Punch. (London, 28 March 1891).

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