Switchboard Operator

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Zoom in — Receiving a call and connecting two phone users.

(p. 589.)

Artist

Name:: Rose, Victor
Dates:: 18??-19??
Country:: France

Illustration

Subjects:: People, Science & Technology
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: Wellcome Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Les merveilles de la science, supplément 1
Author:: Figuier, Louis
Publisher:: Paris: Furne, Jouvet et Cie, n.d. [after 1887]

Description:

Split illustration showing a standing woman, first answering a call, then plugging a cord into the switchboard.

The caption reads in the original French: Réception d’une demande et mise en communication de deux abonnés.

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{{cite web | title=Switchboard Operator | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/switchboard-operator/ | author=Rose, Victor | year=n.d. [after 1887] | access-date=March 18, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}