Telephone switchboards

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  • UF Switchboards, Telephone

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Portland telephone operators handling rush of Christmas long distance calls

Telephone switchboard operators in Portland, during a Christmas rush for long distance calls. Three women are seated and holding headsets, while a fourth sits next to a desk and points. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 24, 1947 (negative 3 of 3).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Portland telephone operator handling rush of Christmas long distance calls

A telephone operator seated in front of a switchboard in Portland, during a Christmas rush of long distance calls. She’s wearing a headset and reaching up while holding a cord. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, December 24, 1947 (negative 2 of 3).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Ground Observer Corps members

Three men, likely members of the United States Air Force and Ground Observer Corps, around a switchboard. One man is standing, with one arm on the switchboard, while the other two are seated with phones. Air Force patches can be seen on their shirts. Location not unidentified, but likely in the greater Portland area. (negative 12 of 12). Original sleeve title: Interceptor Center.

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Two women using telephone switchboard?

Photograph showing two unidentified women at a free-standing wooden frame resembling a switchboard, possibly a model. Both women are wearing headphones and microphones. The woman at right is using the plugs and switches, and the woman at left is holding a cylindrical object to the back of the wooden frame. The number 4073 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image. See related image No. 375A0878.

Two women using telephone switchboard?

Photograph showing two unidentified women at a free-standing wooden frame resembling a switchboard, possibly a model. Both women are wearing headphones and microphones. The woman at right is using the plugs and switches, and the woman at left is holding a cylindrical object to the back of the wooden frame. The number 4072 is written on the negative and is visible in the upper left corner of the image. See related image No. 375A0879.