1999 >> April  

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Display of the Month

   

   

Located between Baraboo and Madison, WI, this house's insulator display was photographed by Colin and Karen Yennie of Oronoco, MN.                                                                                  ...                    [more]



   

Lehigh Days - Memories of a Railroad Lineman 1922-1932

   by JOHN H. BUCHHOLZ 1903-1994

   

EDITED BY JOHN A. BUCHHOLZ 
Part Two

At age 90, my late uncle wrote his life's memories (over 32,000 words) on a portable typewriter. 

In his manuscript, he recounts his days during the 1920' sand 1930's as a young lineman for the Lehigh Valley Railroad in New York and ...                    [more]



   

Foreign Insulators

   by Marilyn Albers

   

New CD 589 
A TREASURED BEAUTY FROM THE UKRAINE

The owner of this insulator is Quenton Marty of Minneapolis, Minnesota. His parents live in the Ukraine and since Quenton is a relatively new collector, he asked them to try and find some insulators for him. That request certainly paid ...                    [more]



   

The Locke MULTIPARTS in British Columbia....on the cover!

   

   

This photo was taken in the Spring of 1990 west of Rossland, BC. It shows the original configuration of the number 9 and 10 line as it starts the crossing of the Santa Rosa Pass area to Grand Forks, BC. This is one of the most rugged and isolated parts of the West Kootenay Power (WKP) transmission territory. Although ...                    [more]



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