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1983.10.2720.2
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Telephone switchboard operators, circa 1922
Order an ImageToday, telephone call connections are made electronically. At first, however, a telephone operator seated at a switchboard manually connected each local and long-distance call. Most telephone operators were women.
In this photo, taken in the early 1920s, a Seattle telephone operator uses a telephone switchboard to connect people who've called with the people they're calling.
Photographer's Reference Number: 95450
In this photo, taken in the early 1920s, a Seattle telephone operator uses a telephone switchboard to connect people who've called with the people they're calling.
Photographer's Reference Number: 95450
ID Number: 1983.10.2720.2
Date: Circa 1922
Creator(s):
Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : nitrate, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.2720.2
Copyright: No Known Copyright
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