Early Telephone Pole (c. 1916)

ID: 1147 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University ~ Creator: E. C. Blomeyer
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Early Telephone Pole (c. 1916)

E. C. Blomeyer's note on the back of the printed version of this photograph states: "A rural telephone pole." The two lines on top attached to the "stick" are telephone wires while the lower is barbed wire on an already existing post.

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By Geoff Hunt
Edward Charles “E. C.” Blomeyer’s time in Texas was brief but well documented. From telephone poles to animals, floods to parades, and much more, the amateur shutterbug committed many views of early 1900s Texas to film. During his time in Waco,…