A photo of Doris Lafferty, Carle Memorial Hospital telephone operator, from a May 6, 1954, News-Gazette article. A May 6, 1954, News-Gazette article featuring Doris Lafferty, Carle Memorial Hospital ...
Before smartphones, most people kept in touch using landline telephones. And before direct dialing was common, some calls were handled by switchboard operators. During the 1950s, more than 220,000 ...