Terre Haute, IN 1928. Telephone Openwire Junction Box Pole, Testing Shack, Photo 2

By Joe Maurath, Jr.; posted June 2, 2020

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Note that all of the openwire circuits are deadended on their 10-pin crossarms. From there a wire from each side led down to the shack, in electrical series, most likely for use as a repeater station for long distance telephony and circuit diagnostics.

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