Switchboard operators, including German girls and men of Co. B, 5th Field Signal Bn., 3rd Division, Army of Occupation, can be seen operating a switchboard in Andernach on the Rhine, Germany. This photograph was taken on March 1, 1919, by Sgt. P. Buettner, It is issued under the name Me Surber, dated December 28, 1918, with the description of depicting the switchboard being operated by German girls and men. The photograph is labeled with the identification number 48507.

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