Telephone Operators
PhotographerPhotographed by
Frank Lorenzo
American, 1928 - 2000
PhotographerPhotographed by
United Press International
American, founded 1907
Date1957 September 15
MediumPhotography
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/4 × 9in. (18.4 × 22.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Tracey Lorenzo Budrejko
DescriptionBlack and white photograph by United Press International (UPI) photographer Frank Lorenzo without typed caption.
Handwritten in pencil on back: "9/15/57 / Phone operators busy / with calls about / 'enemy air attack'"
Handwritten in pencil on back: "9/15/57 / Phone operators busy / with calls about / 'enemy air attack'"
Object number2023.82.215
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NotesSubject Note: According to a 16 September 1957 Hartford Courant article, the Hartford television station WHCT broadcast a news program simulating an enemy air attack that appeared to be realistic to viewers, leading to telephone calls to police and fire stations and newspapers. (Source: Simulated air attack news on TV too realistic for many viewers. (1957, Sep 16). The Hartford Courant (1923-) Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/simulated-air-attack-news-on-tv-too-realistic/docview/564289857/se-2)On View
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