tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post2994349091020153125..comments2024-03-15T05:09:22.239+10:00Comments on Family Tree Frog: Sepia Saturday - WorkersAlex Dawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-53098167690894209072013-03-05T05:19:06.567+10:002013-03-05T05:19:06.567+10:00Dear Alan - thanks for your kind comment and the m...Dear Alan - thanks for your kind comment and the memory.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-2340686739000388782013-03-05T05:18:09.998+10:002013-03-05T05:18:09.998+10:00Ann - as always - you are a fount of information -...Ann - as always - you are a fount of information - imagine that - the receiver - of course. And yes, I rather imagined that the board was a town rather than a company.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-42770941254409822492013-03-03T19:01:16.087+10:002013-03-03T19:01:16.087+10:00It's a great picture and like all such picture...It's a great picture and like all such pictures it poses question after question. I do remember when I used to do the Christmas Post back in the UK in the 1960s, the telephone exchange was in the same building as the post office sorting shelves.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-50711163332949013602013-03-03T13:57:06.188+10:002013-03-03T13:57:06.188+10:00Postcardy - you could be right...I hadn't thou...Postcardy - you could be right...I hadn't thought of that.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-21296804035223177422013-03-03T12:54:13.088+10:002013-03-03T12:54:13.088+10:00the breastplate bib is the telephone receiver for ...the breastplate bib is the telephone receiver for her to speak into with 2 hands free for those plugs and cords - think Bob Dylan and his harmonica holder.<br /><br />the size of that board is a town. There has been great comedy in old films from party lines jokes. Your relative migght have taken a call from the city to a family in that small town, and when The Party didn't answer, she would be able to say to the caller miles away "oh It's Tuesday and Doris must be at CWA meeting so call back after 4pm" - like a whole town having a Secretary.Ann ODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159263330547329077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-51749178079863657362013-03-03T12:42:49.293+10:002013-03-03T12:42:49.293+10:00This aged blogger actually worked on a plug-and-co...This aged blogger actually worked on a plug-and-cord switchboard, and here, instead of long skirts I am thinking of a comedy character of Lily Tomlin's where she was a very officious operator, oh and Tracey Ullman had a switchboard chick that was good too.<br />In my subscriptions list, right under you, another blog I subscribe to has sepia-ority too: <a href="http://everton.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/ox.html" rel="nofollow">Tony in Everton UK</a>Ann ODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159263330547329077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-4111139226143707472013-03-03T12:29:43.260+10:002013-03-03T12:29:43.260+10:00Kathy - It almost looks like one of those breast p...Kathy - It almost looks like one of those breast plates found in early photos of indigenous people a la here http://www.nma.gov.au/online_features/aboriginal_breastplates/history_of_king_platesAlex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-39688382949251045082013-03-03T12:22:35.563+10:002013-03-03T12:22:35.563+10:00Karen - Thank you for your kind comments. Yes I&#...Karen - Thank you for your kind comments. Yes I've been champing at the bit all week to post this photo!Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-50034921857511823452013-03-03T12:21:36.579+10:002013-03-03T12:21:36.579+10:00Little Nell I suspect there was an amateur photogr...Little Nell I suspect there was an amateur photographer in the family who turned professional...I need to talk to the McLoughlin clan.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-3502787536302480492013-03-03T12:20:47.583+10:002013-03-03T12:20:47.583+10:00Teresa - I love that you've pointed that out -...Teresa - I love that you've pointed that out - she does doesn't she?Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-18173246827791283302013-03-03T12:20:10.542+10:002013-03-03T12:20:10.542+10:00Yes, it's amazing how under pressure, one'...Yes, it's amazing how under pressure, one's sense of humour or charm tends to diminish yes?Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-43329628110595165562013-03-03T12:19:18.047+10:002013-03-03T12:19:18.047+10:00Ooh please do Boobook and let me know if she can e...Ooh please do Boobook and let me know if she can enlighten us on the contraption around her neck and the era.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-87115628411142345812013-03-03T12:14:18.876+10:002013-03-03T12:14:18.876+10:00And this lovely comment from Brett Payne of photo-...And this lovely comment from Brett Payne of photo-sleuth.blogspot.co.nz - only my finger was too fat on my mobile phone and I deleted it by accident instead of publishing it....- That's a great image of someone working at a telephone exchange, and I hope you eventually discover which relative it is. <br /><br />Thanks Brett!Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-71147875992512618102013-03-03T11:31:38.267+10:002013-03-03T11:31:38.267+10:00Maybe both the mailboxes and switchboard are at a ...Maybe both the mailboxes and switchboard are at a company where she is working.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-59091022717444644322013-03-03T05:23:08.811+10:002013-03-03T05:23:08.811+10:00The contraption around her neck looks heavy. Proba...The contraption around her neck looks heavy. Probably gave her a pain in the neck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-47365423169460373312013-03-03T04:28:59.170+10:002013-03-03T04:28:59.170+10:00Alex, bravo what a fine post this is. I like how t...Alex, bravo what a fine post this is. I like how the easy peasy stuck with you too, Alan really is remarkable in his posts. This first photo, what a wonderful find that was!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-30065194481799995352013-03-03T02:29:53.191+10:002013-03-03T02:29:53.191+10:00How wonderful to have such a photograph in your al...How wonderful to have such a photograph in your album. I often wonder with this kind of image who snapped the picture and why? Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-43749575440651349112013-03-03T01:27:10.751+10:002013-03-03T01:27:10.751+10:00She looks like a modern day DJ for some reason! She looks like a modern day DJ for some reason! Teresa Wilson Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-67777860319937578652013-03-03T01:18:04.296+10:002013-03-03T01:18:04.296+10:00My experience of manning a switchboard while on we...My experience of manning a switchboard while on weekend guard duty in the army was more than enough for me especially when more that one call came in at the same time.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-73608862818244086362013-03-02T15:42:07.742+10:002013-03-02T15:42:07.742+10:00fascinating post Alex. I must show my aunt who was...fascinating post Alex. I must show my aunt who was a telephonist in Victoria.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.com