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Telephone operator's building, Lincoln, ca. 1940

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"How the switchboard worked was that the operators would take a ticket when a conversation was started. Then they timed the conversation."

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Share Certificate, Franklin Farmers Co-Operative Tel. Co., Strong, 1912

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"There was a large switchboard with digits in which connecting plugs were placed. A light would come on, and the caller would say to whom he wanted to…"

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Switchboard operators, Lewiston, ca. 1893

Telephone Museum

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Survey Chart, Islesboro, 1884

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"1915. The switchboard moved to a small house on Pendleton Point Road, where operator Mrs. Charles Philbrick (Mrs."

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Plan of the town of New Portland, 1808

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"This business organized in 1889 and had a switchboard at Clark’s store in the North village. As time progressed, the business grew and was named the…"

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Moving in, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, 1976

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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