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Telephone Operators

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Description: Two female telephone operators at work.
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Milwaukee Exchange

Date: 1883
Description: Women switchboard operators at the sole Milwaukee telephone exchange.
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Telephone Switchboard and Operators

Date: 1920
Description: Women work on nine-place telephone switchboard that served 1,145 single-line flat-rate telephones originating 10 calls per day, on average.
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Telephone Switchboard

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Description: Mrs. Thompto and employee Ethel Clemens working at the telephone switchboard.
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Weyauwega Train Depot (Part of the Soo Line)

Date: 1880
Description: A view of the Weyauwega Train Depot building, platform, and railroad tracks. Signs on the building read, "Agency Western Express Co." and "Western Express ...
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Technician Working on Telstar

Date: 1962
Description: A technician prepares the ends of cable wires in the Telstar satellite.
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Drawing of Bell System's Earth Station

Date: 1962
Description: An illustration of the Bell System's earth station showing some of its functional uses with the Telstar communications satellite.
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Telstar Satellite Cut-away Drawing

Date: 1962
Description: A cutaway drawing of the Bell System's experimental Telstar communications satellite.
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Cut-away Sketch of Telstar

Date: 1962
Description: A color cut-away sketch of the Telstar satellite.
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Telstar Test Satellite

Date: 1962
Description: A Telstar test satellite mated to the third stage of Delta launch vehicle.
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Telstar Satellite

Date: 1962
Description: The Telstar satellite, completely assembled.
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Group with Telstar Model

Date: 1962
Description: A group of men look at a model of the Telstar with Newton Minow.

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