The Snapshots in Time Collection

Toll Service and Telegrams Billing Stub, November-December 1942, Moon/Sammiet Collection

Toll Service and Telegrams Billing Stub, November-December 1942, Moon/Sammiet Collection

This 1942 telephone and telegram billing stub, part of the Moon/Sammiet wartime correspondence collection, records the cost of staying connected across distance during World War II. Wartime excise taxes on long-distance calls and telegrams, itemized here, reflect the everyday financial impact of the war on American households. Project: 218345