switchboard operator
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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. They were gradually phased out and replaced by automated systems, first those allowing direct dialing within a local area, then for long-distance and international direct dialing.
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Bust of woman, facing left, wearing earphones and a mouth piece.
Bust of woman, facing left, wearing earphones and a mouth piece.
Bell telephone magazine (1922) (14776291573).jpg
Identifier: belltelephonemag13amerrich (find matches) Title: Bell telephone magazine Year: 1922 (19...
Identifier: belltelephonemag13amerrich (find matches) Title: Bell telephone magazine Year: 1922 (19...
Bureau téléphonique parisien vers 1900.jpg
Les demoiselles du téléphone, aspect d'un bureau téléphonique parisien vers 1900.
Les demoiselles du téléphone, aspect d'un bureau téléphonique parisien vers 1900.
KDD telephone exchange in 1960s.jpg
KDD (Kokusai Denshin Denwa) international telephone exchange in the 1960s.
KDD (Kokusai Denshin Denwa) international telephone exchange in the 1960s.
Telecom-icon.svg
Icon for telecommunications
Icon for telecommunications
Telefonister, Stockholms telefonsstation - Nordiska Museet - NMA.0037077.jpg
Telefonister, Stockholms telefonsstation.
Telefonister, Stockholms telefonsstation.
Telephone operators, 1952.jpg
Telephone operators, Seattle, Washington, U.S., 1952. According to a City archivist these were proba...
Telephone operators, Seattle, Washington, U.S., 1952. According to a City archivist these were proba...
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