During the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses and various other entities took the time to thank essential workers for their hard work and personal risk. Essential workers came to include retail workers, truck drivers, health care workers, etc. Pictured…
Panels such as this one, are installed in the telephone equipment rooms for all buildings using a large number of telephones. Installer-repairman Norman Smith is busy installing lines for new grandstand addition at race track.
Dial pulses, which activate switching equipment, also produces punches on paper tape, indicating the calling number and the answer and disconnect times, for billing purposes.