Man with Pedestal Telephone

 

Name
Community Service Society of New York (Former owner,Issuing body)
Title
Man with Pedestal Telephone
Abstract
#965 Unknown Photographer According to the New York Telephone Company, pedestal telephones were introduced in 1910, in 1919 dials were added. As the phone on the roll top desk has no dial, this picture was taken between 1910 and 1919. Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, there Is no identification on the picture - therefore no way of knowing whether the gentleman seated at the typewriter was on the staff of the AICP or COS. If the ledger in the cabinet behind him is a clue, perhaps he was with either the AICP or COS accounting department.
Collection Name
Community Service Society records
Shelf Location
Box no. 296, Folder no. 33, Photograph no. 965
Subjects
Typewriters; Telephone; Interior architecture; Offices; Office furniture; Office equipment and supplies; Men; Clerks; New York (N.Y.)
Format
photographs
Genre
photographs
Date
between 1910 and 1919
Note
Photographer unknown.
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/92y1-8x40