This I believe was posted before several years ago by someone else, so I thought I'd re- post it again for other newer ICON members to see just because it's such a neat vintage lineman photo. To me, these threadless look like CD 737 Lefferts or no namers. Wouldn't it be cool to find a pole line like this still detectable somewhere in a mountain valley, but untouched? Whoever originally posted this photo, thank you for making it available.

This is a photo from the War and Conflict CD Collection of the The Defense Visual Information Center (DVIC). The caption reads ID: HDSN9901883 Service Depicted: Other Service Cutting telegraph wire and connecting the ends, so that the point at which the connection is broken cannot be seen from the ground. Ca. 1862-63. Capt. Andrew J. Russell. (Corps of Engineers) Exact Date Shot Unknown NARA FILE #: 077-F-194-6-62 WAR & CONFLICT BOOK #: 224 Camera Operator: CAPLT. ANDREW J. RUSSELL Date Shot: 1 Jan 1862