telephone books
Yellow and white
Telephone books are printed directories listing names, addresses, and phone numbers for residents and businesses in a given area.
They were once delivered annually to every household and served as essential reference tools.
The white pages listed residential numbers alphabetically by surname; the yellow pages organized businesses by category.
With the rise of internet search, telephone books have become largely obsolete, though some areas still produce them.
Let your fingers do the walking was a famous advertising slogan encouraging use of the yellow pages.
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