Telegraph Poles Collection

An Essex Village: Ongar High Street, 1943. Creator: E. Eason
An Essex Village: Ongar High Street, 1943. From " Womens Institutes, by Cicely McCall. [Collins, London, 1943]

Station Road, West Drayton, Circa 1935

A Steam train at night journeying through a snow storm
2628587 A Steam train at night journeying through a snow storm.; (add.info.: An American illustration of a Steam train at night journeying through a snow storm 1870)

Irkutsk. Nesterovskaia Street, 1904-1914. Creator: Unknown
Irkutsk. Nesterovskaia Street, 1904-1914. National Library of Russia

Irkutsk. Bol'shaia Street, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown
Irkutsk. Bol'shaia Street, 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

Tarradale Viaduct, on the Melbourne and Sandhurst Railway, Australia, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Tarradale [sic] Viaduct, on the Melbourne and Sandhurst Railway, Australia, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Morris and Co. of Elizabeth-street, Melbourne

Irkutsk, Ivanovskaya Street, 1904-1912. Creator: Unknown
Irkutsk, Ivanovskaya Street, 1904-1912. National Library of Russia

War Hospital, Iselin, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
War Hospital, Iselin, 1918 or 1919. Buildings at U.S. Army General Hospital, Colonia, near Iselin, New Jersey. The hospital was constructed during World War I

On the coast. Motif from Jaeren, Norway, 1879. Creator: Frits Thaulow
On the coast. Motif from Jaeren, Norway, 1879

Road in a small town, Strande, 1938. Creator: Niels Bjerre
Road in a small town, Strande, 1938

The American Centennial Exhibition: one of the Principal Streets in Philadelphia, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The American Centennial Exhibition: one of the Principal Streets in Philadelphia, 1876. The guidebook published by Messrs. J. B

Opening of the American Centennial Festival Exhibition: a Street in Philadelphia, 1876. Creator: W. J. P
Opening of the American Centennial Festival Exhibition: a Street in Philadelphia, 1876. The Great Exhibition at Philadelphia

Satta Pass on the Tokaido, 11th month, late 19th century. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Satta Pass on the Tokaido, 11th month, late 19th century. Series: Sketches of the Famous Sights of Japan

North Avenue, Fishkill-On-Hudson, N.Y. c1907. Creator: Unknown
North Avenue, Fishkill-On-Hudson, N.Y. c1907

Lake St. Petoskey, Mich. c1906. Creator: Unknown
Lake St. Petoskey, Mich. c1906

Middle Street, Portland, Me. c1904. Creator: Unknown
Middle Street, Portland, Me. c1904

El Paso Street, El Paso, Texas, c1903. Creator: Unknown
El Paso Street, El Paso, Texas, c1903

A la gare de Diest, il n'a pas laisse intact un fil telegraphique, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Premieres visions de Guerre; A la gare de Diest, il n'a pas laisse intact un fil telegraphique, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris

Poster from San Francisco production of Power (Alcazar), [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Poster from San Francisco production of Power (Alcazar), [193-]. The Living Newspaper Presents "Power" - A Thrilling Dramatization of Modern Industry - 100 People in Cast - Go by Southern

Guatemala - Street Scene, Guatemala City, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Guatemala - Street Scene, Guatemala City
Guatemala - Street Scene, Guatemala City, 1911. ['Peluqueria Berlinesa - (Berlin Hairdresser's); Max Ueberschaer - Oficina Tecnica (technical workshop)']

Turpentine camp, Godwinsville, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine camp. Godwinsville, Georgia

Main street of town showing irrigation ditch, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Main street of town. Shows irrigation ditch. Escalante, Utah

High school in Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
High school in Escalante, Utah

[Untitled, possibly related to: Housing, Los Angeles], 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Housing. Los Angeles. Within five minutes walk of City Hall. Rent eight dollars to twelve dollars monthly]

Main street and town center, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Main street and town center. Escalante, Utah

Slums of Brawley, Mexican field workers homes, Imperial Valley, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Slums of Brawley. Mexican field workers homes. Imperial Valley, California

Oil tanks near Midland, western Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oil tanks near Midland, western Texas

U.S. 101 near San Juan Bautista, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
U.S. 101 near San Juan Bautista, California

U.S. 101 near San Juan Bautista, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
U.S. 101 near San Juan Bautista, California

The slums of Brawley, Homes of Mexican field workers, Imperial Valley, California, 1935. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The slums of Brawley. Homes of Mexican field workers. Imperial Valley, California

Mission District, San Francisco, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mission District. San Francisco, California. Rent twenty to twenty-two dollars a month for three or four rooms

Looking north on Broadway Street, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown
Looking north on Broadway Street, between c1900 and c1930

Winnats Pass DIX02_01_029
WINNATS PASS, CASTLETON, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE. A couple standing at the head of Winnats Pass. In the early 1930s Winnats Pass was the site of a rally, attended by 10, 000 people

Ruislip High Street, London, 9th December 1932

New houses being built on the edge of Kirkby. April 1939

The Berkeley Arms Hotel, Cranford, shortly before its demolition due to road widening. London, circa 1930

Town pump of Tulelake at railroad yard, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Town pump of Tulelake at railroad yard. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California. Over 1500 people depend on hauled water for drinking the year round

Passing motorist gives walking family of seven a lift to the next town, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Passing motorist gives walking family of seven a lift to the next town. California

Homeless family of seven, walking the highway... on U.S. 99, near Brawley, Imperial County, 1939
On U.S. 99. Near Brawley, Imperial County. Homeless family of seven, walking the highway from Phoenix, Arizona, where they picked cotton

Stockyards seen from overpass, Between Tulare and Fresno, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Between Tulare and Fresno. Stockyards seen from overpass. California

Looking down one street in newly completed FSA camp, near McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon, 1939
Looking down one street in newly completed camp (FSA - Farm Security Administration). Note garbage disposal, street lights, street curbing, water tank, and managers house at end of street

Western Pacific line runs through unclaimed desert of northern Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Western Pacific line runs through unclaimed desert of northern Oregon. Ten miles from railroad station at Irrigon. Morrow County, Oregon

Pittsburgh Factory Scene, 1915-20 (pastel & charcoal)
487864 Pittsburgh Factory Scene, 1915-20 (pastel & charcoal) by Stella, Joseph (1877-1946); 36.2x49.2 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; © Minneapolis Institute of Art; Gift of Mrs

Elegi, 1903 (oil on canvas)
5917547 Elegi, 1903 (oil on canvas) by Sohlberg, Harald Oscar (1869-1935); 38x46.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Traffic, trams, telegraph poles, Tokyo, Japan, c. 1890s Vintage late 19th century
Traffic, trams, telegraph poles, Tokyo, Japan, c.1890s Vintage late 19th century photograph

Wells Farm Railway Bridge, Acton, 1907 (oil on canvas)
LMG109246 Wells Farm Railway Bridge, Acton, 1907 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Lucien (1863-1944); 45.7x54.5 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)

I m sending a drink by wire (chromolitho)
5996009 I m sending a drink by wire (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I m sending a drink by wire. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

View of Malakoff, Hauts-de-Seine, 1908
PHD30373 View of Malakoff, Hauts-de-Seine, 1908 by Rousseau, Henri J.F. (Le Douanier) (1844-1910); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

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"Capturing the Stories: Telegraph Poles Through Time" Step back in time to an Essex village, Ongar High Street, 1943, where telegraph poles stood tall as witnesses to history. (An Essex Village: Ongar High Street, 1943. Creator: E. Eason) From the bustling streets of West Drayton in Australia's wildlife series to Station Road's charm in Circa 1935, these poles connected communities across continents. (Australian Wildlife Series) (Station Road, West Drayton, Circa 1935) In the midst of war and turmoil, Winnats Pass witnessed it all with stoic resilience. Dix02_01_029 captures its unwavering presence amidst chaos. (Winnats Pass DIX02_01_029) As Sherman marched to the sea in 1868, engraving immortalized his journey along with the steadfast telegraph poles that lined his path. (Shermans March to the Sea, pub. 1868 (engraving)) Dorothea Lange's lens transported us through time and space - from Tulelake's town pump at a railroad yard in Siskiyou County to a passing motorist lending a helping hand in California's heartland. (Town pump of Tulelake at railroad yard, Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939) (Passing motorist gives walking family of seven a lift to the next town, California, 1939. ) These same poles bore witness as families traversed highways during times of hardship - homeless yet resilient on U. S Highway 99 near Brawley or overlooking stockyards between Tulare and Fresno. (Homeless family of seven walking the highway. . On U. S. 99, near Brawley, Imperial County, 1939. ) (Stockyards seen from overpass Between Tulare and Fresno, California, 1939.