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Photograph was edited for publication purposes The main office for the Valley Times was located at 11109 Magnolia Blvd.; it has since been demolished. Photograph caption dated June 27, 1950 reads, "Operators happy - Telephone operators in North Hollywood Valley Times office smile happily as they go to work today at modern new multiple operator PBX switchboard. Left to right are Florence Laprise, Evelyn O'Connor and Isabel Nero."; See image #00112957 for additional photo in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company Valley Times (Firm)--Employees Telephone operators--California--Los Angeles Newspaper buildings--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Telephone--Equipment and supplies Telephone switchboards Lost architecture--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles) North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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