The Communications Industry
Switchboard operator
Hand printing press
Newspaper office
Telephone switchboard operator
Telephone and directory
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The Iowa Bystander Provides Communication
Iowa's Population Shifts
Radio on the Farm
Telephone on the Farm
SCOLA-World TV
Western Union Messenger
Newspaper Hand Press
Time Frame: 1950
Man operating Washington hand press typical of those used by early Iowa newspapers. Maxwell, Iowa. ca. 1950.
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