Public Subscribers to the Société du Théâtrophone's Service, c. 1892: Legend
An Early Map of the Parisian Théâtrophone Network, c. 1891-92: Legend
Female telephone workers on strike, Boston, 1919
women telephone operators strike 1919
Women walk-out of Boston Dispatch Company in Telephone Operators 1919 Strike.
unknown
https://news.wgbh.org/2016/04/22/local-news/more-things-change-97-years-ago-phone-company-was-also-dealing-strike
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1919
Team Member-Megan Jordan
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Early Telephone Exchange Office
telephone operators exchange office
"an historic telephone exchange with two rows of service desks"
unknown
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Telephone_Exchange_1892.jpg
from the book "De Electriciteit" by P. van Capelle from 1893
1893
Team Member- Megan Jordan
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telephone exchange operators
"A Telephone Operator"
female telephone operator
Female telephone operator, 1911. Photo copyrighted by the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, which was founded by Alexander Graham Bell and his father. This company is later absorbed by American Bell and subsequently, American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T).
Photo copyrighted by the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2006681181/
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
1911
Team Member- Megan Jordan
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woman telephone operator
"The Théâtrophone Central Switchboard"
théâtrophone switchboard operators 1925
"Into this switchboard pass the trunk lines from theatres and from it pass out the lines from which carry the music to the many subscribers"
Scientific American, September, 1925, page 174
https://earlyradiohistory.us/1925now.htm
Scientific American, September, 1925, page 174
1925
Team Member- Megan Jordan
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theatrophone operator switchboard central station
Young boys operate telephone switchboards, 1876-77.
telephone operators boys 1876 switchboard
Young boys operate telephone switchboards, 1876-77. After Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone in 1876, his company would then hire teenage boys for cheap to work the switchboards and connect callers. Bell, however, found that the boys were rude, they would prank callers and curse.
The Telecommunications History Group
http://www.telcomhistory.org/operators.shtml
© 1995-2017 The Telecommunications History Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
1877
Team Member- Megan Jordan
The Telecommunications History Group
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boys operate telephone switchboard
Training course for female telephone operators, 1900.
women telephone operators training
Training course for female telephone operators, 1900.
Hulton-Deutsch
https://www.gettyimages.com/license/646285130
Photo by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images
January 01, 1900
Team Member- Megan Jordan
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female telephone operator training course lesson
women telephone operators 1900
The Valkyrie: nineteen models of costumes by Charles Bianchini: Sieglinde
Sieglinde, Opéra, Wagner, La Walkyrie
A drawing by Paris opera costume designer Charles Bianchini of Sieglind's costume from 1893. Jeanne Hatto would go on to play the role in 1904.
Charles Bianchini
Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Bibliothèque-musée de l'opéra
<a href="http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b105242034/f5.item.r=la%20valkyrie%20breval">http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b105242034/f5.item.r=la%20valkyrie%20breval</a>
1893
Jacob O'Shea
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The Valkyrie: nineteen models of costumes by Charles Bianchini: Siegmund
La Walkyrie, Wagner, Opéra, Sigmund
A drawing by Paris opera costume designer Charles Bianchini of Sigmund's costume from 1893 .Charles Rousselière would go on to play the role in 1904.
Charles Bianchini
Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Bibliothèque-musée de l'opéra
<a href="http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b105242034/f6.item.r=Breval">http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b105242034/f6.item.r=Breval</a>
1893
Jacob O'Shea
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French
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