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1983.10.7641
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Long-distance operators at the Sunset Telephone Company, Seattle, circa 1905
Order an ImageThe Sunset Telephone Company hired men to set poles and run wiring, and women to operate the switchboards. All calls were connected by hand through the switchboard, and the women who made the connections soon became known as the "hello girls."
In this photo, taken sometime between 1903 and 1906, a group of women telephone operators sit at the long distance switchboard in the Sunset Telephone office on Third Avenue. The women wear typical working clothing for the 1900s: a light colored blouse and a dark skirt. Each operator listens to both parties through her headphones, and talks through a speaker hung around her neck.
Handwritten on sleeve: Sunset Telephone Office.
Webster & Stevens number: 5620
In this photo, taken sometime between 1903 and 1906, a group of women telephone operators sit at the long distance switchboard in the Sunset Telephone office on Third Avenue. The women wear typical working clothing for the 1900s: a light colored blouse and a dark skirt. Each operator listens to both parties through her headphones, and talks through a speaker hung around her neck.
Handwritten on sleeve: Sunset Telephone Office.
Webster & Stevens number: 5620
ID Number: 1983.10.7641
Date: Circa 1905
Creator(s):
Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : glass, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.7641
Copyright: No Known Copyright
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