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Telephone Teletype Operator
Telephone Teletype Operator
Telephone Teletype Operator

Telephone Teletype Operator

DateNovember 1953
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions7 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (19.3 × 24.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Albuquerque National Bank
Object numberPA1980.187.522
DescriptionA telephone operator works a teletype switchboard at Mountain Bell Telephone Company in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The woman is typing on a keyboard in front of a switchboard. There are typed instructional cards taped to the switchboard, including one with directions on how to handle conference calls for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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