Calgary Municipal Railway Line Truck.
- CA ccg ccg-2077-is-ccg-4381
- Item
- [ca. 1914]
Items consist of three copy negatives, one original print and four copy prints of the truck. Title is taken from the subject matter of the photograph;John "Speedy" Thompson at the front of the truck, R. A. Brown in the middle, at right McAuley;Excellent example of platform trucks that were used before bucket trucks were invented;Men would climb the ladder to the platform and work on distribution lines This was very dangerous because they were not grounded. A stool with glass insulators for feet was sometimes used;Caption on missing mounted print implies that the truck was battery powered and chain driven, the truck was shared with the railway;35mm negatives located in Box 11, Bay 222, Shelf 05