Positive Photographic Prints
Arranged alphabetically by topic, the series Positive Photographic Prints consists of more than 700 folders of positive images: mainly contact prints and transparencies, with occasional slides and copy prints. Each image also includes some brief description and the job number. With the job number, the researcher will be able to locate the negative should a copy be requested. To aid the researcher in finding images on a specific subject, an index to this series has been created and appended to this finding aid. As many of the images are of equipment and product development, the researcher should first consult the folder listing as many of the telephone specific headings have not been indexed. The subject index has been geared to subjects of a more general interest (women in the work place, sports, leisure activities, views of Michigan communities, and so forth). The researcher should also note that the Positives series does not include positive images of all of the negatives taken by Michigan Bell photographers. The prints are, however, a good representation of the kinds of photographs taken. It should also be noted that there are prints in this series for which there are no corresponding negatives in the Negatives series. There are occasional negatives in this series filed here by topic because they did not include a job number and thus could not be filed with the rest of the negatives.