North West Bell Telephone Cable Installation
Title
North West Bell Telephone Cable Installation
Subject
Description
4 North West Bell Telephone Cable installers installing cable in Dickinson, N.D. The 1st man is standing in front of the cable machine. He is wearing a shirt, jeans, glasses, gloves, and a hat. The 2nd man is standing at the back of the cable machine and is wearing a shirt, jeans, glasses, and work boots. This man is standing on a man hole cover. The 3rd man is standing behind the cable machine and is holding the cable. He is wearing a shirt, jeans, and a wrist watch. The 4th man is seen, in profile, on the far left of the photo. He is wearing a shirt and jeans. On the right side of this man, on the ground, is a tool box. A piece of wood has been placed behind the tires to stop the cable machine from rolling backwards. Behind the cable machine, in the street, is an open man hole. The cable is going into this hole. There are several North West Bell Telephone flags around the cable machine. A car can be seen moving down the street. Another car, a Buick, is parked next to a home, on the right side of the photo. Exact date and location unknown. Unidentified.
Date Created
Year 1966.
Rights
This image cannot be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center. This image may be freely used for education uses, so long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this image file is permitted without written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center.
Format
jpg, tiff
Medium
black and white Kodak Safety Film
Type
.jpg
Identifier
46982-001
Spatial Coverage
Dickinson, N.D.
Original Format
Safety Film Negative
Physical Dimensions
2.5 x 2.25
Address
Cataloguer's Notes
No receipt. There is a number 1 on this negative.
Physical Location
Box 88-3
Ordering Info
http://www.dickinsonmuseumcenter.com/fees/
Citation
“North West Bell Telephone Cable Installation,” Southwestern North Dakota Digital Archive At the Dickinson Museum Center, accessed May 7, 2024, https://dmc.omeka.net/items/show/43773.
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