Sergeant Steiniger, a military photographer, took this photo labeled 111-SC-41759 on February 13, 1919. The image shows the operating room of the government telephone building at the Port of Embarkation in Hoboken, New Jersey. It reveals the Sumber telephone system of the Eastern Department during World War I. The photograph is marked for official use only and has the issued note 241739 from Walling.

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