Worcester, Mass. -- Poles along West Boylston Street in vicinity of Norton Company, were toppled under brunt of snow which clung to wires. Telegraph service to Norton Company and many others in Worcester were temporarily interrupted. Repair crews mended lines this morning.

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Title:
Worcester, Mass. -- Poles along West Boylston Street in vicinity of Norton Company, were toppled under brunt of snow which clung to wires. Telegraph service to Norton Company and many others in Worcester were temporarily interrupted. Repair crews mended lines this morning.
Title (alt.):
Worcester Scene - Last night's howling snowstorm blew down the telephone poles along West Boylston St., in the vicinity of the Norton Co. Repair crews set the poles upright later in the day.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Weather Snowstorms: April 1953
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. April 1953]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Blizzards
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 183 x 231 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2r36xz269
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
[Additional information from item] Weather - Storm - Apr. 13-14, 1953. Worcester Scene.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_001536_0010
Barcode:
39999088103245