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National Archives Identifier: 522875
Full Citation: 86-G-10F(15); Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. View of row of operators. View of chairs showing type of chairs used by telephone company; 4/7/1927; General Photographic File, 1893–1945; Records of the Women’s Bureau, Record Group 86; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/chesapeake-and-potomac-telephone-company-view-of-row-of-operators-view-of-chairs-showing-type-of-chairs-used-by-telephone-company/, November 10, 2026]
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