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Phones weren't invented in 1825, this meme picture is historically inaccurate.
"Hallo" as a general greeting was popularized by the telephone though, so the picture does have a historical significance in this context.
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.
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