Interior Chinese Telephone Exchange, Chinatown, San Francisco, Calif.

Archive

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Chinese Historical Society of America

Name/Title

Interior Chinese Telephone Exchange, Chinatown, San Francisco, Calif.

Entry/Object ID

CHSA-04348

Scope and Content

Color. Illus, SF; Chinatown; Chinese Telephone Exchange: Interior of the exchanger where there are ornate windows with red pillars and banisters, there are 10 women sitting facing the switchboard and another woman in purple is standing. Front: Caption: "Interior Chinese Telephone Exchange, Chinatown, San Francisco, Calif. 79." "2A-H796." Back: Info. Text: "Chinatown's Telephone Exchange Building, San Francisco's quaint Chinatown Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co. building was erected in 1909 to conform with Chinese architectural traditions. It houses what is believed to be the only Chinese Telephone Exchange outside of China itself. Old Accession #: GF7

Dimensions

Width

3-1/2 in