This photograph, taken by a photographer of the Central Department, Signal Corps, shows a telephone installation at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. The image captures a row of batteries stored next to an automatic room, with a view looking south. The photograph is dated April 2, 1919, with the notes listing it as number 43033.

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Size: 8565px × 5721px
Photo credit: © piemags/NSC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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