Object Details
Collector
Western Union Telegraph Company
Collection Creator
United Telegraph Workers.
Western Union Telegraph Company
Collection Citation
Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Scope and Contents
"Beat this if you can," written in the margin. Photographer unidentified.
sova.nmah.ac.0205_ref11302
Local Numbers
AC0205-0000075 (AC Scan No.)
94-1818 (OPPS Neg.)
Place
Dallas (Tex.)
Texas
Topic
Offices -- 1900-1920
Collector
Western Union Telegraph Company
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Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.13: Oversized Photographs / Group of postal telegraph messengers. 1898
Extent
1 Item (6.0" x 9.3")
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Silver gelatin on paper.
Date
[1912.]
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Photographs
Arrangement
In Series ?, Box ?, Folder ?
Collection Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Bibliography
Reproduced in Thomas C. Jepsen, My Sisters Telegraphic: Women in the Telegraph Office, 1846-1950, Athens: Ohio University Press, 2000, p. 26.
Genre/Form
Photographs -- 1910-1920 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin
Restrictions
Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
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Record ID
ebl-1559658938253-1559658939965-6