A stereoview (a) with envelope (b): The telephone girls, 1922.
Entry/Object ID
2015.122.1.1
Description
A stereoscopic photograph (a) with envelope (b): The telephone girls, by Walter S. Cotton, 1922. There are two women sitting at a telephone switchboard wearing headphones. A speaker is connected to the top of the cabinet and hangs in front of each operator. The envelope contains information about the type of switchboards used in Los Angeles. The image was submitted to the Stereoscopic Society of America of which Cotton was founder of the American branch. There are comments about the use of a flash bulb. The envelope is generally in fair condition with creasing, discoloration, and abrasion.
