Name/Title
Photograph, Wisconsin Telephone, Lydia WeckworthDescription
Reproduced photograph of the Waupun Exchange of the Wisconsin Telephone Company. Looks to be a holiday party. No identifying notes. This appears to be from a company newsletter.
Miss Weckworth was a night telephone operator for many years (over 25 years). This collection was found in the file cabinet in the upstairs office room. There is no record of these people found in the 1910 Waupun City Directory. In the 1931 City Directory, Miss Lydia Weckworth was listed as telephone operator and she lived with her mother, Mrs. E., and sister, Minnie, at 25 W. Franklin Street. Later, she lived at 37 W. Franklin. About 1970, she moved to 324 S. Division St. She died approximately 1972.Acquisition
Accession
2007.0006Source or Donor
Lydia WeckworthAcquisition Method
Found in Collection