Category: Telephone Switchboard Operators

Categories: Telephone Operators | Occupations by Name


This category is generally maintained by the Categorization Project and used for profiles of persons in this occupation. Any questions on using this category may be addressed in G2G using the Categorization tag.

Early telephone companies used manual telephone switchboards, and switchboard operators connected calls by inserting a pair of phone plugs into the appropriate jacks.


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Person Profiles (43)

A

29 Oct 1897 Burns City, Perry Township, Martin, Indiana, United States - 13 Nov 1978

B

26 Mar 1910 Au Gres Township, Arenac, Michigan, United States - 24 Jul 1985
12 Jan 1894 Stanley, York, New Brunswick, Canada - 29 Dec 1952
1909 Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
18 Jul 1915 Rosthern, Rosthern No. 403, Saskatchewan, Canada - 10 Aug 1999

C

06 Nov 1894 Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States - 30 Jul 1965

D

16 Apr 1907 Clifton, Kansas - 29 Dec 1988

E

10 Feb 1912 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 28 Jun 1999
17 Oct 1861 - 04 Sep 1919

F

15 Apr 1903 Wurtemburg, PA - 27 Mar 1983 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo

G

Living Goodwin photo
23 Nov 1900 Appleton, Minnesota - 18 Dec 1985 photo

H

20 Nov 1882 Bradford, Steuben, New York, United States - 21 Jun 1954
09 Nov 1923 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States - 17 Dec 1985 photo
29 Mar 1892 Taylor, Texas - 08 Mar 1968

H cont.

27 Aug 1908 Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, United States - 06 May 2003 photo

I

14 Aug 1938 Millville, York, New Brunswick, Canada - 05 Jul 2023

K

15 Feb 1918 Stanley, York County, New Brunswick, Canada - 27 Apr 2019

L

10 Dec 1896 Winnebago County, Illinois, United States - 05 Oct 1968
16 Feb 1923 Glenford, Hopewell Township, Perry, Ohio, United States - 11 Jul 2008

M

10 Jan 1918 Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada - 1999
20 Aug 1910 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 04 Jan 1989 photo
06 Jun 1913 Groningen, Nederland photo
31 Jul 1921 Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 21 Feb 1992

N

11 Jun 1903 Mississippi, United States - 27 Dec 2002

P

20 Aug 1915 Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, United States - 03 Aug 2015
08 Feb 1886 Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland photo

R

27 Sep 1905 Sedan, Chautauqua, Kansas, United States - 17 Mar 1998

S

22 Aug 1926 Glen Ullin, Morton, North Dakota, United States - 27 May 2014

S cont.

03 Nov 1921 Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada - 24 Nov 2004
18 Oct 1892 Mount Morris, Livingston, New York, United States - 1981
04 Jul 1936 Decherd, Franklin, Tennessee, United States - 02 Mar 2024 Privacy Level: Public (Green) photo
29 Jun 1926 Hopkins, Nodaway, Missouri, United States - 14 Nov 2011 photo

T

11 Apr 1900 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States - 03 Jun 1938 photo

V

1910s - 2010s Privacy Level: Private (Red) photo
23 Dec 1887 Lodi, Seneca, New York, United States - 04 Feb 1953
Living Varner
27 Sep 1892 Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States - Mar 1976 photo

W

02 Sep 1890 Rama Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada - aft 1968
1900s - 1970s Privacy Level: Private (Red) photo
10 Apr 1921 Three Rivers, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States - 02 Aug 1986
abt 31 Dec 1928 Hendon, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 2013

Y

06 Nov 1923 Arkansas, United States - 24 Sep 2012




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