1965 Press Photo Specialists from Wisconsin Bell Company turn off switchboard

Last manually operate switchboard on the Wisconsin Telephone Company's lines (in Mayville) is turned off. Russell Madson, specialist from Milwaukee; Jack Hogan, Sheboygan; William Reabe, Columbus, and Richard Gloudemans, Beaver Dam, pulled the strings that turned off the old switchboard and connected the new machinery. Wisconsin Bell Company.

Photo is dated 1965.

Photo measures 8 x 10 inches.