"Hello Girls
was first coined for female telephone switchboard operators in the
US, and was the common term used for women who would greet callers
with "hello" when they rang the switchboard instead of dialling
another telephone number directly." Wikipedia
Mark Twain's A
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court written in 1889
is an early example of using the word 'Hello" and "hello-girl"
in the context of the telephone: "The humblest hello-girl along
ten thousand miles of wire could teach gentleness, patience, modesty,
manners, to the highest duchess in Arthur's land." Wikipedia
Postcard 1909
Postcard by F. Earl
Christy, ca. 1910's
May 2, 1909 postcard
sent to Miss Eva Saylor, Daykin, Nebr
Postcard ca. 1915
Postcard 1909
Postmarked Milton,
PA 1909
Hello! 1908
1910 Postmarked "Hello"
Girls Valentine's Day card, 1906 Raphael Tuck & Sons Co.
I'm always plugging
for you," Judge magazine, December 12, 1925.
Kewpie, Klever
Kard in style of Rose O'Neill, 1914 Campbell Art Co.
Phonographia
