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Early
F&B lineman John W. Neff is pictured loading his open-top
work truck with tools in the early 1900s. Whether during the
hot summer months or in winter snow storms, Neff makes
the regular rounds of the line or answers emergency repair calls. |
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Climbing
a pole at age 82 is something most people don't have under their
belt. But early lineman John W. Neff did. A newspaper article
from 1943 said, "In spite of his age, he climbs the poles
with as much ease as men many years younger than he is." |
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Neff
is shown as he answers the phone at his Calamus home. Most of
these calls meant repair jobs, and most of the calls came when
the weather is bad. |
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Chief
switchboard operator at Calamus, Anna Minor, sits at a switchboard
she had operated since 1943. This photo taken in 1959 was the
last last day she was with work, as the community switched to
dial telephones. |
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Installers
connect wiring at the new F&B office in Calamus. The building
was opened and in operation in the late 1960s. |
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The
Wheatland business office prior to the 1967 remodel. This photo
was taken in the fall of 1965. |
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Wheatland's
new telephone office following a remodeling project in 1967. |
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