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Started by TelePlay, January 27, 2023, 04:51:41 PM

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January 27, 2023, 04:51:41 PM
Found this interesting site covering the history of Western Electric's Hawthorne plant in Chicago (Cicero), Illinois.

http://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/2016/01/western-electrics-hawthorne-works.html?m=1

An interesting look back at that period using factual and anecdotal information.

paul-f

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January 27, 2023, 10:30:06 PM Last Edit: January 27, 2023, 10:40:31 PM by paul-f
Interesting insights.

Fact checkers may wish to consult the following:

Western Electric Hawthorne: It's Life And People (Bell System document)
https://www.telephonecollectors.info/index.php/search?q=hawthorne+life+people

The Microphone - Hawthorne Works employee magazine, April 1973
https://www.telephonecollectors.info/index.php/search?q=hawthorne+employee+publication

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