Ask the Scholar

{
    "localId": "2662299",
    "label": "Stafford, Ada Holden",
    "core": "doc",
    "dtoType": "document",
    "citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2662299"
}

{
    "id": "2662299",
    "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2662299",
    "contentType": "document",
    "title": "Stafford, Ada Holden",
    "citationUrl": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2662299",
    "collections": [
        "Records of the American National Red Cross",
        "Historical Nurse Files"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/partnerships/40033/0001/DCD00073/40033_2421402106_0548/40033_2421402106_0548-01153.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/partnerships/40033/0001/DCD00073/40033_2421402106_0548/40033_2421402106_0548-01153.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/partnerships/40033/0001/DCD00073/40033_2421402106_0548/40033_2421402106_0548-01153.jpg",
    "imageCount": 129,
    "hasImages": true,
    "source": "import",
    "hasTranscription": false
}

{
    "url": "https://catalog.archives.gov/id/2662299",
    "naId": 2662299,
    "coverageEndDate": {
        "day": 23,
        "logicalDate": "1940-03-23",
        "month": 3,
        "year": 1940
    },
    "coverageStartDate": {
        "day": 28,
        "logicalDate": "1918-06-28",
        "month": 6,
        "year": 1918
    },
    "levelOfDescription": "fileUnit",
    "recordType": "description",
    "ocrSource": "nara-archive"
}

{
    "seq": 81,
    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/partnerships/40033/0001/DCD00073/40033_2421402106_0548/40033_2421402106_0548-01233.jpg",
    "mediaId": "fa12b3acb691ee0f",
    "ocrText": "Staff\nAda\nOPERATOR'S NOTATIONS,\nPOSTAL TELEGRAPH-COMMERCIAL - CABLES\nTIME SENT, ETO\n20%\nVALASKA\nENOLAND(\nCANAL\nMEWPOUNDLAI\nVANGOUVER\nCHINA\nRACIFIC\nOCEAN\nUNITED\nPJAPAN\nSTATES\nAZORES\nYOKOHAMA\nYORK\n59463\nMIDWAY\nBERMUMA\nATLANTIC\nOCEAN\nAFRICA\nMONOLULU\nST. VINCENT\nIMANILA\nFor\nCUAM\nPANAMA\nSOUTH\nappear\nAMERICA\nTHE GREATEST TELEGRAPH AND CABLE SYSTEM IN THE WORLD.\nEXTENDS OVER TWO-THIRDS OF THE WAY AROUND THE EARTH.\nTHE POSTAL TELEGRAPH-CABLE COMPANY (INCORPORATED)\nTRANSMITS AND DELIVERS THE WITHIN TELEGRAM SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS:\nTo mistakes ór delays, the sender of a telegram should order it REPEATED; that is, telegraphed back to the originating UNREPEATED office for\nTELEGRAM AND For this PAID one-half FOR the AS SUCH, in consideration whereof it is agreed between the sender of the telegram and this Company as follows:\nguard against anrepeated telegram rate is charged in addition. Unless otherwise indicated on its face, THIS IS\namount received for sending the same; nor for UNLESS mistakes or delaysin the transmission LUED; nor in or any delivery case fordelay arising from inavoidable interruption in the working\n1. The Company shall not be liable for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for or for non-delivery, non-deliver of of any any UNREPE. REPEATED TED telegram, telegram, beyond bevond fifty the\ntimes its lines: the sum NOR received FOR for ERRORS sending the IN CIPHER same. OR OBSCURE TELEGRAMS.\nof the Company shall not be liable for damages for any mistakes delays in the transmission or delivery.or for the non-delivery of this telegram, A\nREPEA hereby valned, unless greater value is stated in writing hereon the time the tram is\nwhether 2. In any caused event by the negligence its servants or otherwise, beyond fifty times the REPEATED telegram rate. at offered which amount to the Company this telegram, for transmission, if sent as\nadditional TED telegram, sum paid or agreed to be paid based on such value equal to one-tenth of one per cent. thereof.\nand 8. an The Company is hereby made the agent of the sender, without liability, to forward this telegram over the lines of any other company when necessary to\nreach its destination.\n4. Messages will be delivered free within the established free delivery limits of the terminal office. For delivery at a greater distance a special\ncharge\nwill\nbe made to cover the cost of such delivery.\n5.\nNo responsibility regarding messages attaches to this Company until the same are presented and for accepted the purpose at one delivering of its transmitting the message offices: and any and notice if any\nmessage is sent to such it office to the by Company's one of this agent Company's its said office. Messages he acts as sent the agent the Company of the sender office by private wire or telephone are sent at the sender '8 risk\ninstructions failures regarding in such ervice and all of the terms and conditions herein shall apply message throughout.\nof 6. errors or The Company shall not be liable for damages or statutory penalties in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within sixty days after the\ntelegram The above terms and conditions shall be binding upon the receiver as well as the sender of this telegram.\nis\nfiled\nwith\nthe\nCompany\nfor\ntransmission.\n7. 8. Special terms governing the transmission of messages under the classes of messages enumerated below shall apply to messages in each of such respective\nclasses in addition to all foregoing terms.\n9. NO EMPLOYEE OF THIS COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO VARY THE FOREGOING.\nCLARENCE H. MACKAY, PRESIDENT.\n38\nEDWARD REYNOLDS, VICE-PREST. AND GENERAL MANAGER.\nCHARLES P. BRUCH,\nCHARLES c. ADAMS,\nVICE-PRESIDENT.\nVICE-PRESIDENT.\nCLASSES OF SERVICE\nin the addition to those ehumerated above are hereby agreed to:\nof SPECIAL reduced rate for thisspecial \"Night Lettergram\" service, the following special\nTERMS APPLYING TO NIGHT LETTERGRAMS. In further consideration terme\nFAST DAY TELEGRAMS. A full rate expedited service.\nNIGHTTELEGRAMS. Accepted to be sent during the night and delivered not earlier than\nthe next ensuing business day, at reduced rates but in no case for less than twenty\ncents\ntolls\nfor\nà\nsingle\nmessage.\n(a) Night Lettergrams may at theoption of the deemed Telegraph to have Company discharged be malled ita at obligation destian\nSPECIAL TERMS APPLYING TO NIGHT MESSAGES. The Company shall not\nbe\nliable for or statutory penalties in any case where the claim is presented\nin\nin tion such to the cases addressees with respect and the to delivery Company by shall mailing such Night Lettergrame at destination\nwriting within thirty days after the message is filed with the Company for transmission.\npostage prepaid.\nNIGHT LETTERGRAMS. Accepted up to midnight, for delivery on the morning of the next\n(b) Night Lettergrams shall be written in plain English. Code language isnot permitted\nensuing business day at rates still lower than standardnight rates, as follows:\nThe\nstandard\nthe claim (c) is not presented in writing within thirty days after the message is\nThe Company shall not be liable for damages or statutory penalties in any filed case with where the\nLettergram containing 50 worüs*or less. and one-fifth of the tandard day\nday rate for a 10-word day message shall be charged for the transmission rate for a of 10-word\nday message shall be charged for each additional 10 words or less in such night lettergram.\nCompany for transmission.\nTHE FASTEST TELEGRAPH SERVICE IN THE WORLD\nCONWEBCIVE\n-"
}