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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

Keywords

Paducah--Kentucky, Telegraph offices

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