Gilsum, NH c.1915, Alley Arm Phone Openwire Line Though Tree Lined Street

By Joe Maurath, Jr.; posted June 9, 2015

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Rather sturdy ample-braced crossarm construction is seen to make sure the heavy weight of the New England ice and snow as well as adjacent tree foliage clearance did not have many chances of interupting telephone service in this New Hampshire village a century ago...

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