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Source Collection
Twentieth century photograph collection, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
sc.0462.005_11.001
Description
Mounted photograph of the Postal Telegraph force outside the Postal Telegraph and Cable Office, Paducah, Kentucky, 1908. Handwritten inscriptions (clockwise from top left): Opr (operator); Opr (operator); E. Mgr (Evening Manager); Clerk; Lineman; CG (presumably personal initials); QN (presumably personal initials); Messenger. Second inscription along the bottom: “QN holds the honor of being the fastest messenger in (P)- W.U. or Postal in 1909”
Date Created
6-25-2021
Date
1908
Recommended Citation
"Postal Telegraph force, Paducah, Kentucky, 1908" (2021). Other images. 58.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-20thcenturyphoto3/58
Keywords
Paducah--Kentucky, Telegraph offices
Rights Statement
Archival Statement
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