• CitizenKong@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    “Hallo” as a general greeting was popularized by the telephone though, so the picture does have a historical significance in this context.

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      2 months ago

      So… ? It’s just an old photo of a man talking to the phone for context.

      source image : Scanned from a (cheaply printed) postcard, c. 1905-1915; no notice of publisher, date, or any copyright.