Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Route 9 through Washington County is known as the Airline. Lawrence Lord advertised his business along the Airline by mounting a 1941 Studebaker truck with an old "Cable Pounder" on it as an eyecatcher to the traffic passing by his home and business. The Keystone machine had a 36-foot tall drill post on it.
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About This Item
- Title: Cable pounder, Alexander, 1982
- Creator: United Press International
- Creation Date: 1982-11-18
- Subject Date: 1982-11-18
- Location: Alexander, Washington County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 25 cm x 20 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1880, Box 7/5
- Collection: United Press International collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Lawrence Lord and Sons--Advertising--Photographs
- Trucks--Maine--Alexander
- Drilling & boring machinery
- Drilling--Maine--Alexander
- Boring--Maine--Alexander
- Wells--Maine
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