AT&T Engineers and Plant People circa 1920s

Richard Ling (internal link) is a sociologist and senior researcher for Telenor's research and development division. (external link) His grandfather, Paul Seyler, helped build the first fixed wireless radio-telephone service for individual customers in 1946 near Cheyenne Wells, Colorado. (link to .pdf file describing the project.) Pictured below are some of his associates at two different telephone conferences.

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1. C.C. Harmon. Idaho Plant Superintendent.

2. Edwin L. Guffey. Foreman.

3. N.M. Johnson. Utah Toll Wire Chief

4. Paul K. Seyler. Transmission and Protection Engineer.

5. M.M. Steck. State Plant Engineer

6. William J. Sullivan. Construction Supervisor

7. C.C. Pratt. Utah Plant Superintendent

8. Glenn H. Baker. Boise Idaho Wire Chief

9. Robert D. Steinbuch. Idaho Engineering

10. J.W. Dudley. Wire Chief

11. Milton F. Dorough. Salt Lake Plant Chief

12. Van M. Clark. Toll Wire Chief

13 Stokes. Leader

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Transmission and Protection Engineers Conference. January 21 to 31 1929, Denver.

Top Row: F.C. Dodds, Arizona; W.M. Jamison, L.L. Department; R.b. Hannah, Denver; W.W. Moore, L.L. Department;R.O. Schrodt, Denver; W.E. Haywood, L.L. Department; W.G. Rubel, Denver.

Middle Row: E.F. Bird, Denver; C.C. Peters, Denver; Hamill Brown, Denver; J.H. Christensen, El Paso; P.K. Syler, Denver; H. Sharp, Denver.

Lower Row: E. Hattrick, Denver; R.E. Syler, Denver; E.E. Wyland, Boise; H.W. Oddie, Salt Lake City; C.S. Rea, Cheyenne.

Not in picture: C.F. Seymour, Helena; L.W. Webb, L.L. Department; W.C. Brown, Denver; R.W. Lindsay, Denver; G.E.McCarn, Denver; B. White, Denver.

Link to Richard Ling's Page