Thomas family outside the Tigard Telephone Office

Title

Thomas family outside the Tigard Telephone Office

Description

A black and white photograph of the Thomas family on the porch of the Tigard Telephone Office. Standing on the porch is Gertrude Thomas (to left) and Elmer Thomas (to right). Their daughter Helen sits on the edge of the porch. The telephone office is a one story, white rectangular building with a gabled roof and covered porch. At the front of the office is a doorway on the left side and a double pane window with a curtain in the lower half of the window on the right side. A small sign featuring the outline of bell is partially visible in the upper right-hand corner of the porch space. A one room addition containing a window is connected to the building's left side; a white picket fence and chicken wire run along the front of the addition. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas worked as telephone operators and lived in the office.

Date Created

circa 1923

Subject

Telephone
Buildings
Public utilities
Thomas, Elmer
Thomas, Gertrude
Thomas, Helen
Local & State History

Place

Tigard, Oregon

Medium

digital images

Identifier

TPLpic_0045

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Tigard Public Library at seanga@tigard-or.gov.
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Source

Tigard Public Library; Tigard Historical Association

Type

Still Image