Thompson, John Waldo, 1841-c1930.
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Telegrapher. Participated in laying of transcontinental telegraph line (1861-1865). Worked in Nevada, Oregon, and California (1863-1873). Head of Western Union in San Diego (1874-1909). Installed first telephone in San Diego (c1882). Head of Western Union in San Francisco (1909-1923).
From the description of John Waldo Thompson Scrapbook, 1895-1928, bulk 1915-1928. (University of the Pacific). WorldCat record id: 30859641
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Thompson, John Waldo, 1841-c1930. John Waldo Thompson Scrapbook, 1895-1928, bulk 1915-1928. | University of the Pacific, William Knox Holt Memorial Library |
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| associatedWith | Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926. |
| associatedWith | Byers, S. H. M. (Samuel Hawkins Marshall), 1838-1933. |
| associatedWith | Plummer, O. P. S., 1836-1913. |
| associatedWith | Pridham, William, 1836-1923. |
| associatedWith | Thompson, Emma, fl. 1880-1930. |
| associatedWith | Western Union Telegraph Company. |
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