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Occupation Art Print featuring the photograph Telephone Operator, 1922 by Science Source

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8.00" x 6.00"

Overall:

10.00" x 8.00"

 

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Telephone Operator, 1922 Art Print

Science Source

by Science Source

$53.00

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Telephone Operator, 1922 art print by Science Source.   Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.

Design Details

In the early days of telephony companies used manual telephone switchboards, and switchboard operators connected calls by inserting a pair of phone... more

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Artist's Description

In the early days of telephony companies used manual telephone switchboards, and switchboard operators connected calls by inserting a pair of phone plugs into the appropriate jacks. Each pair of plugs was part of a cord circuit with a switch associated that let the operator participate in the call. Each jack had a light above it that lit when the telephone receiver was lifted. Lines from the central office were usually arranged along the bottom row. Before the advent of automatic exchanges, an operator's assistance was required for anything other than calling telephones across a shared party line. Callers spoke to an operator at a Central Office who then connected a cord to the proper circuit in order to complete the call. Automatic, or Dial systems were developed in the 1920s to reduce labor costs as usage increased, and to ensure privacy to the customer. Companies observed that women were generally more courteous to callers. However, a contributing factor to women entering this workf...

 

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