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Telephone Line Repairmen at Work

Date: 08 15 1929
Description: A crew of telephone line repairmen working on a rural line with their International truck parked below them. An IH truck, with storage compartments sitting...
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Telephone Line Repairmen with International Service Truck

Date: 08 15 1929
Description: Telephone line repairmen preparing to work on a residential line. One is climbing a ladder and the other is setting up a soldering unit. Their Internationa...
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Telephone Line Installation

Date: 1928
Description: Telephone linemen working on scaffolds at different levels on a telephone pole as they install line in a rural area. Their International Harvester truck is...
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Telephone Workers Aboard an International K-7 Truck

Date: 1941
Description: Workers climbing on an International K-7 truck owned by Southern Bell Telephone Company, ready to service customers between Jacksonville and Camp Blanding,...
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International Model S Telephone Repair Truck

Date: 1927
Description: International Model S telephone repair truck owned by the Ohio Bell Telephone Company.
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International G/61 Electric Company Truck

Date: 04 14 1923
Description: An employee operates an International Model G or 61 truck with Mead-Morrison under-slung winch and derrier equipment for the Lowell Electric Lighting Compa...
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Men with Phone Company Truck

Date: 1912
Description: Several men posing in an International Model M truck used by the Cincinnati & Suburban Bell Telephone Company. The truck is parked outside a brick building...
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International Model D-2 Telephone Company Vehicle

Date: 1937
Description: International D-2 truck used by the Home and Telegraph Company. A man on a telephone pole is dressed in a suit and tie. The D-2 truck had a 113-inch wheel ...
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International Harvester Scout 80

Date: 1967
Description: International Harvester Scout 80 used by a telephone company in Manila, Philippines. A man is climbing a telephone pole in front of a building. There is a ...
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City Line Dep't. Truck

Date: 12 16 1926
Description: A man is in the driver's seat of a truck, helping a group of four men to erect a telephone pole, using a tall metal tripod attached to the back of the truc...
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Truck and Telephone Pole Installation

Date: 08 09 1927
Description: Two men are using a large auger to dig a hole for installing telephone poles. A truck is parked nearby, used for installing the poles. The sign on the side...
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Truck and Telephone Pole Installation

Date: 08 09 1927
Description: View towards a truck with equipment for installing telephone poles. There is a large auger suspended from the back of the truck. Men are standing along the...
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Truck and Telephone Pole Installation

Date: 08 09 1927
Description: View towards a truck used for installing telephone poles parked on a road. A large auger is attached to the front of the truck. The sign on the side of the...
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Intalling Telephone Poles

Date: 08 09 1927
Description: View towards front of truck parked along a road, with an auger hanging off the front. A man is standing, (obscured) at the back of the truck.
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Truck and Telephone Pole Installation

Date: 08 09 1927
Description: View across road towards a truck parked on the side of the road. A large auger is hanging in front of the truck. Fields are in the background.
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Truck and Telephone Pole Installation

Date: 08 09 1927
Description: Men installing a telephone pole in a field. A truck is parked along a road behind them, and a large auger is attached to an apparatus at the front of the t...
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Truck and Telephone Pole Installation

Date: 08 09 1927
Description: Men installing a telephone pole in a field. A truck is parked along a road behind them, and a large auger is attached to an apparatus at the front of the t...
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Truck and Telephone Pole Installation

Date: 08 09 1927
Description: Two men are using a large auger to dig a hole for installing telephone poles. A truck is parked nearby, used for installing the poles. The sign on the side...
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Delivery Truck

Date: 01 30 1928
Description: View across road towards a delivery truck parked along the side of the road. The sign painted on the driver's side door reads: "Toll Service Everywhere, No...
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B.T. Co. Truck

Date: 03 01 1928
Description: Telephone Co. linemen making installation on pole. A truck is parked nearby.

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