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The Conference

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A meeting of the minds.

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The conference room porch.

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3 "presidents": Reed, Bloom & Thayer.

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Mr. Wilson & crew member Pomeroy reviewing the plans.

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"Chicago On." The presidents are listening.

Telephone officials, inventors and engineers met for an annual conference at Yama Farms in the summer of 1921. While there, they explored cutting-edge communications technology. The focus of this conference concerned the amplification of long distance sound transmission.

View the Yama Farms 1921 "Presidents Conference" photo album in New York Heritage.

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Scoping out the terrain from Eagle Point.

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The Conference