Levi L. Cummings collection, 1902-1924.

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Levi L. Cummings collection, 1902-1924.

Diaries and account books used by Cummings while working for New England Telephone and Telegraph; together with photographs of cable on a barge and group photo taken in Newport, Me. (1924 Aug. 24).

.25 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8073593

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Cummings, Levi L.

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Employee of New England Telephone and Telegraph Company; possibly the father of Harry E. Cummings, councilman of Portland, Me. From the description of Levi L. Cummings collection, 1902-1924. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71059700 ...

New England Telephone and Telegraph Company

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Telephone wires, near Becket, Mass. Approximately every twenty years, western New England suffers from devastating ice storms, leaving heavy ice coating on trees and buildings and hazardous conditions. Major storms struck in 1921, 1942, 1961, 1983, 1998, and 2008, with the storm of December 29-30, 1942, disrupting power and closing roads throughout a broad swath of the northeast. In northern New York state, ice depths reached six inches. From the guide to th...