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Telephone Switchboard Operators
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Women switchboard operators, wearing headsets with microphones at the Wisconsin Telephone Company, located at 17 S. Fairchild Street. There are rotary directory files on the tables.
June 25, 1937
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
Publication Information
| Creator | McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964 |
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| Date Created | June 25, 1937 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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Collection Information
| Source Collection | Photo Copy Service photographs and negatives, 1925-1983 |
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Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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