Boston, 1911. Closeup of Utility Pole with Electric Lighting and Telephone Circuits.

By Joe Maurath, Jr.; posted January 22, 2020

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The openwire stuff looks like it was for electric customers. The bundled paired cables near the center of the pole likely served telephone subscribers.

See: [id=584315495] for an overall look at this pole and others nearby it. This is the pole on the right.

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