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Telephone operators work switchboards in Gouverneur

Telephone operators work switchboards in Gouverneur

Six phone operators sit at the switchboards at the Home telephone company. Circa 1915-1920. Gouverneur, NY.

Check out our story on being a telephone operator in the North Country.

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