Name/Title
Telephone Switchboard, Sturgeon BayEntry/Object ID
2003.02.0031Description
Telephone switchboard - early 1920's. Elsie Naegli (left) and Mae Ashby (right) were the night telephone operators in Sturgeon Bay in the early 1920's. Elsie Naegli retired in 1952.Collection
Door County Archives Photo CollectionCataloged By
Sally TreichelAcquisition
Accession
2003.02Source or Donor
Door County Historical Society - New, Purchases, etc.Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Place
Location
Sturgeon Bay/Door/WINotes
Date: 1920'sLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Communications & Public Utilities, Sturgeon Bay, Telephone Co.Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
03.0122Location
Location
Building
Office/Photo FileCategory
PermanentDate
September 26, 2025Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Naegli, ElsiePerson or Organization
Ashby, MaeGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: A computer generated photo copied from the original belonging to Ken Meyer who received them from Ceil Wagner, a long-time employee of the telephone Company.
Status: OKCreate Date
October 5, 2003Update Date
September 9, 2026
