Thomas H. Elsom: Spokane's First Telephone Installer

History of the development of the telephone system in the Inland Northwest. Thomas Elsom installed the first telephone in Spokane, Washington, in 1886 and went on to supervise the installation of the telephone system throughout the area. Many of the historical photographs were taken by Elsom. The book includes many excerpts from his original diaries, as well as narrative by his grandson, Dean Ladd.Ladd, Dean is the author of 'Thomas H. Elsom: Spokane's First Telephone Installer', published 2000 under ISBN 9780965221955 and ISBN 0965221954.