Rural Open Wire Telephone Lines c.1900 "Stick" Poles
By Joe Maurath, Jr.; posted November 21, 2007 View Original: Click to zoom, then click to magnify (1450 x 900) 177KB
Picture taken in Prospect, WI. Note the primitive design and construction of these poles, especially those on the right. I'd safely say that the telephone company who owned these didn't have much of a construction standard at the time!