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Archive - October 9th 2022, 75th Anniversary of the First Telephone Conversation Between a Moving Car and a Plane 

Magnum Photographers 

The first call from a moving car was placed in 1946 on October 9th, after a decade of research work. AT&T began offering the first mobile phone service -- used on this date to place a phone call between a car and a plane over Wilmington, Del. 

Dennis Stock 1961

New York. 1961. William Zeckendorf, US Real Estate Potentate.... 

Harry Gruyaert 1972

GREAT BRITAIN & FRANCE. 1972.TV Shots. 

Rene Burri 1979

USA. California. 1979. 

Rene Burri 1990

SWITZERLAND. 1990. Architect Mario BOTTA. 

Ferdinando Scianna 1990

USA. New York City. French photographer Antoine D'AGATA. 

Guy Le Querrec 1987

FRANCE. Pays de la Loire. Loire-Atlantique department. Nantes.... 

Martin Parr 1994

G.B. ENGLAND. "I think people generally assume that if you're... 

Peter Marlow 1996

USA. Washington, D.C. Alastair Campbell and Anji Hunter. 1996.... 

Peter Marlow 1995

G.B. ENGLAND. London. Tony BLAIR driving down Regent Street,... 

Chien-Chi Chang 2006

GB. London. 2006. Inside Cathay Pacific plane. 

Peter Marlow 2003

G.B. Netjets. Netjets Hawker 800XP, on the tarmac in Florence,... 

Peter Marlow 2006

GB. England. Manchester. Manchester Airport. Concorde G-BOAC.... 
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