pullen newton (4 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Edition. 28 pages. Features: Nice photo of Iris Steeves with photo of post-war 'shortages' company ad; Two pages of photos of lovely young lady employees; One-page photo of operator and swimming star Miss Mary Baggaley; Photo of the Trail switchboard at work with related article - 18,000 calls a day; Welcoming employees back from the armed forces; Article on the supply difficulty situation (result of war); Photo of Charlie McAndrew who has installed 40,000 phones!; Article on new Air-Sea-Land phone service; Fascinating article on page 19 requests female operators - either single or widowed; In Memoriam - James H.H. Nelson and David H. Charles; Much company ocial information. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Spy (illustrator). First Edition. 28 pages. Features: Cover photo of Bronze Star winner Sgt. Robert Creech, son of A.L. Creech, Nelson wire chief; Photos of photographer Allan Evers, bathing beauty Stella Wintemute and dancer Donna Simpson; Beach party photos; Photo of dressmaker Cecilia Lillico; Three sister operators Inez, Florence and Lucille Stephan; How girls learn to be operators; photo of billboard explaining wartime shortages of phone equipment; Photo and article on Flt. Lieut. Gordon Heselton and his flying dog "Whisky"; Many photos of lady employees; Illustrated article on Robert Garnett Tatlow, Vancouver Pioneer; Article on Vancouver's first emergency phone call (pants torn by dog); In Memoriam - T.L. Lewis, Robert F. Bird and Dorothy Colk; Much company social information with photos. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Lindsay, Jack (illustrator). First Edition. 28 pages. Features: Cover photo of lovely Miss Ruby Dunlop; One-page photo of pretty operator Miss Pauline Terpstra; Photos of Wallace Whitehead and Betty Andrew at work, with a photo of 8 young ladies relaxing by office piano in New Westminster; Many more wonderful company photos, including a one-page photo of operator sisters Agnes and Margaret Crane; Photo of Irma Rocker as she appeared in Bing Crosbie movie "The Emperor Waltz"; Third Dial Unit for Downtown Vancouver; Record turnout votes picnic best ever - with many photos including a group photo of hundreds of attendees; Photo-illustrated article on Miss Dawn V. Bohmer, Vancouver's first long distance bride; Much company sports and social information; and more. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Edition. 28 pages. Features: Cover photo of Vancouver Cable Splicer Fred Buckle at work; Nice photo of Steveston operators outside their office; Great group photo of dozens of Bayview operators waving their (WWII) Victory Loan subscriptions; Numerous additional company war bond photos; Nice one-page photo of Miss Edra Delamont and her heroic dog "Chang" who barked for five days to alert rescuers to an unconcsious lady; Photo-illustrated article on new Supervising Foreman G.R. (Dick) Drew; Photo-illustrated article on the retirement of John (Jack) C. Miles; Letter from Bella Groom who is braving bombs in Birmingham, England; Photo of Flying Officer Arthur.Jeffrey Corriveau who was killed in WWII action; Photo-illustrated article on Globe-Trotting Allan Wood (Al) Hunter; In Memoriam - Archibald McCulloch and Harold K. Ferguson; Much company social information with photos. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy.