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One of the images I often show students when talking about how technology contributed to social change in the 20th century.
Even after years of looking at this photo, I still get a sense of awe. How amazing is it that we could communicate across thousands of miles with just metal cables, some switchboards, and a human to manually connect calls with a wire!
Photograph of Women Working at a Bell System International Telephone Switchboard (World War II)
U.S. National Archives: 86-WWT-28-3
Persistent URL: research.archives.gov/description/1633445
Network
One of the images I often show students when talking about how technology contributed to social change in the 20th century.
Even after years of looking at this photo, I still get a sense of awe. How amazing is it that we could communicate across thousands of miles with just metal cables, some switchboards, and a human to manually connect calls with a wire!
Photograph of Women Working at a Bell System International Telephone Switchboard (World War II)
U.S. National Archives: 86-WWT-28-3
Persistent URL: research.archives.gov/description/1633445