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Group Taking Messages at Air Base
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Six women and one man take messages at the Truax Field Message Center, during World War II. Beatrice Lamoreux is sitting at the back table on the left side. She, and her husband Leon, taught typing and telegraphy to Naval students at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio).
1943
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1943 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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Collection Information
| Source Collection | Joan Phelan collection of Leon and Beatrice Lamoreux photographs, circa 1923-1945 |
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| Call Number | 1007000033 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Two Instructors Teaching Naval Students Morse Code
Two instructors, Beatrice and Leon Lamoreux, teaching Naval students telegraphy at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio).
Naval Student Operating Telegraph
One Naval student operates a telegraph while another student observes, listening with earphones, at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio). A typewriter is in the right foreground.
Man Testing Telegraph Equipment
A man testing telegraph equipment at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio).
Two Men Repair Typewriters
Two men are repairing typewriters at a table at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio).
Man Sits at Desk in Western Union Office
1930
Leon Lamoreux sits at his desk in the Western Union office at 21 West Main Street. (This building no longer exists.) He and his wife, Beatrice, later taught typing and telegraphy at the U.S. Naval ...
Naval Students Learn Typing at Navy School
A large class of Naval students learn typing at the U.S. Naval Training School (Radio).
