George Keifer on a telephone pole, Winslow, Indiana, circa 1895
| Description: |
Lineman George Keifer (1878-1953) of Petersburg poses on a telephone or electric pole for photographer Charles W. Bee. He wears a suit with climbing spikes or gaffs strapped to his legs. He holds a blowtorch. This view looks east from Center Street toward the Palace Lodge, a brick Italianate building constructed as a lodge hall in 1892. To the right of the brick structure is a shoe store. To the right is a frame building that sold hardware and stoves.Kiefer is listed in the 1910 census as a 32-year-old single man living with his parents. He was a laborer for the electric light company. |
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| Origin: | 1895, circa |
| Created By: |
Bee, Charles W., 1871-1932 |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/3FA4AB2B-36C5-4AB2-8BE3-741522392373 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Album |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
316 North Main Street, Winslow, Pike County, Indiana, United States |
| Subjects: |
Sandy (Evans) McBeth Collection Telephone lines Telephone industry Electric lines Utility poles Stores & shops Pike County (Ind.) |
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