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Six men positioned around a Pike County Telephone Co. truck.

Four women switchboard operators busy at work.

Mrs. Alkire and Miss Dora Carr seated at a switchboard operating station.

Maud Henry standing next to a switchboard operating station.

Three telephone company employees pose for a picture.

The severe ice storm that brought nearly two inches of ice to the Petersburg and central Illinois area in 1924 was one of the worst in history.

The severe ice storm that brought nearly two inches of ice to the Petersburg and central Illinois area in 1924 was one of the worst in history.

The severe ice storm that brought nearly two inches of ice to the Petersburg and central Illinois area in 1924 was one of the worst in history.

The severe ice storm that brought nearly two inches of ice to the Petersburg and central Illinois area in 1924 was one of the worst in history.

Martha Eleanore Glandon admiring her baby sister, Virginia, who is lying in the lap of nurse Blanche Gay.

Portrait of Martha Eleanore Glandon as a young child.

Portrait of Hardin Goodin and his wife, who were parents of Martha Eleanore and her five brothers and sisters.