Retired Telephone Operators

Photograph

Door County Museum and Archives

Last Telephone Switchboard Operators

Name/Title

Retired Telephone Operators

Entry/Object ID

2014.SCP.01

Description

Scan of photo of retired telephone operators when the local dial office at 55 S. 3rd Avenue closed. Standing, L-R; Ruby Austad Guth, Marcella Landeau, Marie Junion, Barbara Gillick Wilke, Pauline Marie Thorson, Lila Herrbold Seated, L-R; Mildred Talbot, Ceil Wagner (chief operator), Eunice Strege

Cataloged By

Ginny Haen

Acquisition

Accession

2014.SCP

Source or Donor

Scans of photos donated in 2014 (plus some accompanying info)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Notes

Date: Unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

retirement photo, telephone operators, switchboard, apparel, women's, skirts, portrait, photo, group, women, formal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Viste, Jean M.

Person or Organization

Guth, Ruby Austad

Person or Organization

Landeau, Marcella

Person or Organization

Junion, Marie

Person or Organization

Wilke, Barbara Gillick

Person or Organization

Thorson, Pauline Marie

Person or Organization

Herrbold, Lila

Person or Organization

Talbot, Mildred

Person or Organization

Wagner, Ceil

Person or Organization

Strege, Eunice

General Notes

Note

Notes: Donated by: Jean M. Viste 6552 Tagge Rd Sturgeon Bay WI 54235 920-743-6138 Original or Copy: Other

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

November 8, 2014

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 18, 2026