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Operators provided a lifeline to the outside world. The work connecting customers could be difficult and demanding. But the former Maine operators also remember it as being rewarding.

A reunion of Maine switchboard operators highlights the challenges of making a phone call more than 50 years ago and what it was like to handle emergencies, rude customers and delicate situations.

A reunion of Maine switchboard operators highlights the challenges of making a phone call more than 50 years ago and what it was like to handle emergencies, rude customers and delicate situations.

A reunion of Maine switchboard operators highlights the challenges of making a phone call more than 50 years ago and what it was like to handle emergencies, rude customers and delicate situations.

A reunion of Maine switchboard operators highlights the challenges of making a phone call more than 50 years ago and what it was like to handle emergencies, rude customers and delicate situations.

A reunion of Maine switchboard operators highlights the challenges of making a phone call 50 years ago and what it was like then to handle emergencies, rude customers and delicate situations.

A reunion of Maine switchboard operators highlights the challenges of making a phone call 50 years ago and what it was like then to handle emergencies, rude customers and delicate situations.

A reunion of Maine switchboard operators highlights the challenges of making a phone call 50 years ago and what it was like then to handle emergencies, rude customers and delicate situations.

A reunion of Maine switchboard operators highlights the challenges of making a phone call 50 years ago and what it was like then to handle emergencies, rude customers and delicate situations.

A reunion of Maine switchboard operators highlights the challenges of making a phone call more than 50 years ago and what it was like to handle emergencies, rude customers and delicate situations.