Women wearing kimonos sit in front of a switchboard. Three women stand behind the switchboard operators. "'A' Operators Positions" and "Shiba Exchange, Tokyo" are handwritten on the photograph's sleeve.
Women wearing kimonos sit in front of a switchboard. Three women stand behind the switchboard operators. Women also gather at a desk. "'A' Operators Positions" and "Shiba Exchange, Tokyo" are handwritten on the negative's sleeve.
Women wearing kimonos sit in front of a switchboard. Two women stand behind the switchboard operators. Three women gather around a desk. "'B' Operators Position" and "Shiba Exchange, Tokyo" are handwritten on the photograph's sleeve.
Women wearing kimonos sit in front of a switchboard. Two women stand behind the switchboard operators. Three women gather around a desk. "'B' Operators Position" and "Shiba Exchange, Tokyo" are handwritten on the negative's sleeve.
Telecommunication; Engineers; Speeches, addresses, etc.; Telephone systems; Telephone; Business enterprises; Census; College students
Frank Polkinghorn's talk to undergraduate engineers on the various aspects of the communication system in Japan and the telephone system in the United States.
Communication; Engineers; Engineering; Japan; Telephone; United States; Wood poles; Research; Profit; Telephone systems; Telegraph; Business enterprises; Census; College students
A reprint of Frank Polkinghorn's work from the volume 38, number 10, October 1950 issue of the Electrical Review (Denki Hyoron) titled, "A Talk to Future Communications Engineers." Frank Polkinghorn, director of the Research & Development...
A woman and a little girl stand near a sign written in Japanese and says the "FAIRMONT HOTEL." "3rd Jan 1959" is written on the back of the photograph.
Charles Protzman's wife and several individuals stand in an airport. A sign hanging from the outside of the building contains Japanese writing along with a partially covered word and the words "AIR LINES."
Charles Protzman's wife and several individuals stand in an airport. A sign hanging from the outside of the building contains Japanese writing along with a partially covered word and the words "AIR LINES."
Men dressed in coveralls stand near an automobile. The car's license plate number contains Japanese writing and a "3" on the top row, and a Japanese character and "3086" on the bottom row. There is a marking on the back of the photograph.
Charles Protzman and his wife walk next to an unnamed woman. Steps and buildings stand behind them. An "a" is handwritten on the back of the photograph.