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These switchboard operators in Building 3 handled the phone calls coming into NIH, connecting incoming callers at a time when each office or laboratory had few phones. In 1953, a larger switchboard was added in the Clinical Center. At least they look like they enjoyed their jobs!
![NIH telephone switchboard operators](/sites/default/files/media/image/2022-02/NIH%20telephone%20switchboard%20operators.jpg)
Category: NIH History
Tags: switchboard, Building 3
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This page was last updated on Wednesday, July 5, 2023