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Man in Railroad Switch Tower

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Description: Man, possibly Milton J. Harphold, sitting at a telegraph desk in the railroad switch tower.
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Western Union New Equipment

Date: 12 07 1948
Description: The new Western Union equipment in the Madison office which is connected with an 'electric brain' in Minneapolis, permitting faster transmission of message...
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Western Union New Equipment Operaters

Date: 12 07 1948
Description: Geraldine Sommer, foreground, and Frances Zeier, two operators in the Madison office who have been trained to operate transmitting machines for the new spe...
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Nels Rasmussen, Western Union Employee

Date: 10 10 1951
Description: Nels Rasmussen, employed at Madison Western Union for 42 years, receives a gold pin for his service from Manager A. G. Tappen.

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