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Telephone operators

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Plain Front Wall Phone

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 1000.061
Content Description

Plain front wall mounted telephone produced by Western Electric Company that once belonged to Pearl Sanford, the Chief Operator of the Port Royal, Tenn. Telephone Exchange from 1928 to 1939. The collection also includes a framed photograph of Pearl Sanford and a small brass plaque commemorating her time with the Telephone Exchange.

Dates: Usage: Majority of material found within 1928 - 1939

Plain Front Wall Phone Photographs

 Digital Collection
Identifier: 1000.061
Dates: Usage: 1928 - 1939