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Washburn Observatory

Date: 1880
Description: Exterior of Washburn Observatory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, showing telephone wires.
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Charles McCarthy in his Office

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Description: Charles McCarthy seated at a desk with a telephone in front of him.
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Charles McCarthy in his Office

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Description: Charles McCarthy writing at his desk in his office.
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Anthony Comstock

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Description: Anthony Comstock in his New York office.
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Taking a Prescription Order

Date: 11 04 1940
Description: Druggist J.F. Robinson staffs the pharmacy's "Information Desk," ready to take a prescription from a doctor over the telephone. The pharmacy championed t...
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Busy Pharmacy Scene

Date: 11 04 1940
Description: A busy scene at the Professional Pharmacy. James Robinson, proprietor, stands in front of the prescriptions counter.
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Children Using a Telephone

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Description: Laurie and Muriel Peterson, children of the photographer, use a high chair to talk on the phone.
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Switchboard Operator

Date: 01 23 1958
Description: Female telephone switchboard operator at work.
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Akron Works Office Employees

Date: 1914
Description: Office workers at International Harvester's Akron Works. The works originally belonged to the Aultman & Miller Buckeye Company until it was bought out by I...
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Office at Osborne Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Male and female office workers inside International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mill. The Osborne Works was located at 5 Pulaski Street, and was owned and op...
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Telephone Conversation

Date: 03 27 1963
Description: A three-year-old girl uses a toy telephone, and carries on an imaginary conversation at a preschool.
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Office Work

Date: 1950
Description: Women office workers file and take phone calls in a busy shared work space.
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A Teenage Girl on the Telephone

Date: 1950
Description: A kitchen counter is a good perch for a teenage girl's telephone conversation.
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International Harvester Dealership Parts Room

Date: 02 04 1929
Description: Parts room at an International Harvester dealership in Bates(?) City, Missouri. There is a telephone on a table in the right foreground.
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Harry S. Truman

Date: 1947
Description: Harry S. Truman in the oval office standing behind his desk.
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Family Farmers Market

Date: 07 27 1988
Description: Cousins set up a road-side stand to sell fruits and vegetables grown by their grandfather.
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Parts Technician on Telephone at Office Desk

Date: 10 26 1937
Description: Parts technician on the telephone at his desk in the International Harvester dealership of H. Metz. The portrait was taken as part of store modernization p...
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Old Grocer in his Office

Date: 06 21 1960
Description: William Behnke goes over bills in his office at the rear of his store, which was in business since July 12, 1899.
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Madison's Royal Airport Office

Date: 05 05 1932
Description: The U.S. airmail radio operator at Royal Airport in Madison. During the 1920s Madison had two airports: the Madison Airport (aka the North Street Airport) ...
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Making First Dial Telephone Call in Mazomanie

Date: 02 06 1946
Description: Mazomanie Village President Theodore R. King, seated at a roll top desk, dials the first telephone call to be handled through the Wisconsin Telephone Compa...

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