Telephone Exchange, Main Street and Central Row, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Elmer M. White
(American, 1858 - 1944)
Date1883
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 3/4 x 7 1/16in. (12 x 18cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number2000.197.49
DescriptionThree women wearing aprons over long flounced skirts stand at a telephone switchboard that extends around two sides of a room. A speaker and a receiver are at each workstation. A gas light fixture hangs from the ceiling.
NotesSubject Note: In 1883, the offices of the Southern New England Telephone Company were located at 2 Central Row.Status
Not on view
