Sunday, 7 September 2014

The Days When Thousands of Cables Crowded The Skies

image credit: Tekniska museet

Before most cables ran underground, all electrical, telephone and telegraph wires were suspended from high poles, creating strange and crowded streetscapes. Here are some typical views of late-19th century Boston, New York, Stockholm, and other wire-filled cities.

(via Everlasting Blort)

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