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Early Chat Room: c. 1910
Submitted by D_Chadwick on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 6:41am.
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Central New York State. Does anybody know if this would have been the telephone system for a hotel or possibly for an entire small town? The poster with the girl standing on a swing is for the New York State Fair but there’s no year on it. Scanned from the original 5x4 inch glass negative. View full size.
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Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 05/25/2010 - 11:45am.
Two kinds of switchboards here. The one in back looks especially antique.
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