Name/Title
Photograph, Lydia and Minnie Weckworth, Telephone CompanyDescription
Photograph discovered in the "telephone company" file in the upstairs office file cabinet at the Waupun Heritage Museum. The information contained in the file was from Miss Lydia Weckworth, long-time telephone operator in Waupun. This photograph shows two young girls, most likely Lydia Weckworth and her younger sister, Minnie Weckworth. It is not identified on the back. Photo by Stanley Johnson, early 1900s or late 1800s.
Miss Weckworth was a night telephone operator for many years and would have started at the telephone company in about 1914. 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