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Title: The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Building, Sacramento, Cal
Contributing Institution: Sacramento Public Library
Collection: Sacramento Room Postcards
Rights Information: This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Description: Sacramento's Pacific Telephone and Telephgraph exchange is the subject of this postcard. Located at 1411 J Street, the three-story exchange was built in 1907, designed to accomodate up to 20,000 telephones and seat nearly 200 "hello girls." It replaced the old Sunset exchange on 917 Sixth Street.
Type: image
Identifier: BBSAC125
http://sacroom.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15248coll2/id/1068
Subject: Street Scenes
Business Enterprises
Telephone Companies
Telegraph Offices
Public Utility Companies

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