Photograph
Telephone Linemen
| Group portrait of four telephone linemen standing together, three of them wearing pole climbing spikes (or spurs). The man leaning on the pole is Carl Peterson, the first man on the left is Laurie Peterson, son of Carl. On the right in the background is a truck. A shovel is blade down in a dirt pile in the foreground. The men worked for the Scandinavia-Iola Telephone Company. |
| Image ID: | 125163 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1928 |
| Creator Name: | Peterson, Carl A. |
| City: | Scandinavia |
| County: | Waupaca |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Carl A. Peterson photographs, circa 1900-circa 1930 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
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| Original print loaned for scanning by Faith Mauk, granddaughter of Carl A. Peterson, 2016. Original print from family album loaned for copy negative by David and Laurie Peterson, Wittenberg, Wis., 1980. Image used in A Life in Photographs and Letters, Carl & Christine Peterson, My Grandparents, by Faith Mauk, page 67. Similar image, (P362)61. |
| Fathers |
| Hairstyles |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Portraits, Group |
| Electric power |
| Municipal services |
| Telecommunication |
| Trucks |
| Manual work |
| Foliage |
| Trees |
| Hats |
| Work clothes |
| Shovels |
| Family |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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