Downtown Main Street USA c.1915, Ice Storm, Downed Wires

By Joe Maurath, Jr.; posted July 27, 2014

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The line along the left looks like it was for either electric or trolley service and certainly had a lot of ice accumulated upon their heavy copper cables! Reason #16,334 why a lot of our saddle-groove insulators have some damage ;-)

Note the "Owl Cigar" advertising sign on the far left (my grandfather loved chewing thir cigars!) as well as some tilted poles in the far background....

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