Norfolk, NE Sidewalk Scene c.1895 Tall Junction Pole

By Joe Maurath, Jr.; posted November 25, 2008
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Great view of what most likely was a telephone junction pole outfitted with six-pin crossarms. The wooden "peaked" box atop the pole served as a dry spot for connecting open-wire pairs to covered cable (seen immediately below the fourth crossarm extending to the left).

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