No. 29, On Washington Street, at Germantown Street, Looking East

Creator

R. E. Fritsch

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Creation Date

3-10-1923

Description

Street scene photograph showing the location of Dayton area telephone poles and telephone lines. Photograph No. 29, On Washington Street, at Germantown Street, looking east. In addition to the telephone pole lines, the photograph shows: West Dayton businesses and residences. In the foreground left is a gasoline service station (The Refiners Oil Co.), with a man and a harnessed horse standing in front of it. In the foreground right is a business advertising the sale of fish and poultry. Several parked automobiles and pedestrians are visible, as well as possibly a streetcar in the center distance.

Source

"Photographs of Telephone Pole Lines of The Ohio Bell Telephone Company Dayton District" by E.E. Brownell (March 1923)

Item Identifier

ms70_02_031

Publisher Repository

Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries

Permissions

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Collection

MS-70: Dayton Telephone Pole Line Photographs

Media Type

Photographic print, black and white

Spatial Coverage

Dayton (Ohio)

Repository Citation

Fritsch, R. E., "No. 29, On Washington Street, at Germantown Street, Looking East" (1923). Dayton Telephone Pole Line Photographs (MS-70). 29.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms70_photographs/29