Title: Receipt, Western Union Telegraph Co.

Description: This receipt was is printed on brown paper similar to a brown paper bag. Printed in black in it says "TELEGRAPH AND CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD. THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. INCORPORATED. FOR QUICK SERVICE, ANSWER BY BEARER." Handwritten on the receipt is "Miss Olive Ruby, North Hall, 86 Bellevue St." The bottom of the receipt is damaged but appears to say "PAY CHARGES TO MESSENGER UNLESS WRITTEN IN INK IN DELIVERY BOOK." It is approximately 14 cm wide and 8 cm tall.

Subject: Henty, Olive Ruby, 1892-1973; Telegraph

Type: Receipt

Creator: Western Union Telegraph Co.

Identifier: orh-24-c

The Olive Ruby Henty Scrapbook is comprised of text and images drawn from the Olive Ruby Henty Collection at the Simmons College Archives. The materials are owned by the Archives and may be used for private research and teaching purposes only. Any requests to copy or publicly distribute the material should be directed to the Simmons College Archives.