Telephone operator, Rhinelander exchange, 1917

gelatin silver print

PHOTOGRAPHS
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, New York
1917-10-11
overall: 10 x 8 in.; 25.4 x 20.32 cm

8 x 10 gelatin silver print made from an 8 x 10 glass plate negative, taken by Rosenfeld and Sons. Image taken as part of long term commissioned work and documentation for the American Telephone & Telegraph Company, ranging from 1910 through the 1940s. Close up view of a woman telephone operator at her switchboard, with headset, October 11, 1917. This image was taken at the telephone exchange on Rhinelander Street, Bronx, NY (Rhinelander telephone exchange). The woman is identified on the negative sleeve as Mrs. Johnson. She is wearing a white blouse and dark skirt with her long hair tied loosely back. Image focus is soft, especially in lower half.

1984.187.6193.2

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