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Dane County Court House "Telephone Girls"
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Dane County Court House "telephone girls" at the new switchboard. Sitting at the switchboard is Madge Albright, and in the rear is Bernadine Plachy and Mary Davis.
November 2, 1933
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
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Wisconsin Telephone Co. Switchboard
August 3, 1931
Wisconsin Telephone Co. switchboard, rear view.
Wisconsin Telephone Co. Switchboard
August 3, 1931
Wisconsin Telephone Co. switchboard, front view.
Telephone Switchboard Operators
June 25, 1937
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.
PurOdor Corp
April 11, 1933
PurOdor manufacturing corporation, 29 Coyne Court, manufacturers of icebox deodorants.
Tau Kappa Epsilon Novelty Party
April 22, 1933
Tau Kappa Epsilon novelty party, 216 Langdon Street. The boys are dressed as girls and the girls are dressed as boys.
Teacher and Girls Looking at Chart
October 12, 1935
Teacher and two girls looking at rat growth chart.
