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1938-1949NATURAL DISASTERS
ICE STORMS IN THE SOUTHWEST. JANUARY 1949

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LOW ANGLE WEATHER VANE. WEATHER INSTRUMENTS.
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FREEZING RAIN FALLS IN FIELD.
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BLIZZARD, NORTHERN STATES. MEN FEED ANIMALS HORSES HAY ON TOP OF SNOW.
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RABBITS RUN LEAP THROUGH DEEP SNOW.
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SOUTHWEST, TRUCKS PASS ON FOGGY ROAD MISTY RAINY ROAD.
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ICE STORM AFTERMATH. ICE COVERED TREES AND TELEPHONE WIRES. POWER LINES FALL. ROADS COVERED IN ICE. ABANDONED CAR ON SIDE OF ROAD. TREE BRANCHES COVERED IN ICE TOUCH THE GROUND. CRYSTAL TELEPHONE POLES ON THE GROUND.
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REPAIRMAN ON BROKEN POLE. FIXING LINES
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PAN ICE COVERED TREES. ICE STORM AFTERMATH
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CONVOY OF TRUCK ON ROUTE TO STRICKEN AREA.
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POV DRIVING PAST BROKEN DOWNED TELEPHONE POLES UTILITY LINES. COUNTRY ROAD. FARM LANDS. CU LINES LOADED WITH ICE
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0 TELEPHONE REPAIR, CRANE LIFTS POLE. DRILLING INTO THE GROUND. REPAIRMEN. RAILROAD CROSSING.
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ICE STORM AFTERMATH DOWNED POLES, ICE COVERED LINES
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MAP OF US SOUTH WEST. ICE STORM DISASTER AREAS HIGHLIGHTED. TEXAS. KANSAS. MISSOURI. OKLAHOMA.
ARKANSAS.
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REPAIR CREW AT WORK REPAIRING TELEPHONE POLES, LINES. DIGGING, FIXING WIRES.
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OUT-OF-STATE TRUCKS ARRIVE TO HELP. OHIO, INDIANA FLORIDA, LOUISIANA, ALABAMA LICENSE PLATES. CU SIGN ON TRUCK "TEXAS HERE COMES HELP"
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TRUCKS ON FLATBED TRAIN FREIGHT CARS ARRIVE TO HELP
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EMERGENCY RADIO-TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT HELPS MAINTAIN COMMUNICATIONS
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EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER, MEN ON TELEPHONES, AT MAP TRACKING INTERRUPTED SERVICE
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DOWNED TELEPHONE POLES, WIRES COVERED IN ICE
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CU BELL SYSTEM SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY LOGO
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TELEPHONE REPAIRMEN AT WORK
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ICE STORM RELATED NEWSPAPER HEADLINES
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HS TRUCKS PULL OUT FACTORY.
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TRUCKS BACK UP TO WAREHOUSE LOADING DOCK COILS OF WIRE ON FORKLIFT. LOADING REPAIR SUPPLIES
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CU MAN ON TELEPHONE WRITING ON NOTE PAD
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HURRICANE OF 1938 & HURRICANE OF 1944 DAMAGE.
NEW ENGLAND. TREE LANDS ON WIRES. DESTRUCTION.
MEN ROLL LARGE COILS OF WIRE. FORKLIFT MOVES TELEPHONE POLES. TREES ON HOUSES.
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JANUARY, 1949 MAP SHOWING ICE STORM PATH
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MANUFACTURING TELEPHONE POLE. CABLE. CROSS-ARMS.
LOADING BOXES. FORK LIFT. WESTERN ELECTRIC.
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TELEPHONE REPAIRMEN REPAIR POLES. RESTORE SERVICE
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MALE TELEPHONE OPERATORS FROM BEHIND. MAN WORKS WITH MASS OF WIRES
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REPAIRMEN POSE IN FRONT OF REPAIR TRUCKS
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MONTAGE TELEPHONE EMPLOYEES IN OFFICES AND IN THE FIELD REPAIRING LINES
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TELEPHONE REPAIRMAN CLIMBS POLE
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MAP SHOWING SOUTHWESTERN STATES DAMAGED BY ICE STORM
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POV IN CAR PASSING REPAIRED TELEPHONE POLES
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MONTAGE PEOPLE TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE, WOMAN TALKS ON 2 PIECE TELEPHONE. MAN ON ROTARY PHONE.
GIRL TALKS ON TELEPHONE. 1940s
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ICE STORM 1949 AFTERMATH. ICE COVERED LINES, DAMAGED POLES.
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TELEPHONE REPAIRMEN LINEMEN ON POLE DOING REPAIRS.
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BANK OF SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS.
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EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER, LOOKING AT MAP OF DAMAGED AREAS, MEN PUT ON HATS & LEAVE
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REPAIR CREW ERECTING TELEPHONE POLE
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