Chemonited white fir power pole. Pacific Gas & Electric Company near Stirling City. Treated by Diamond Match Company, full length and under pressure. Sign reads, "Fire Protection Road, Humbug Road 5 Mi." Pole is #35. Opposite U.S.G.S. Bench Mark 284/.3 (1941). Pole set late 1940 or early 1941. Distinctly green color full length. See also #6994. 8-9-41
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Location: average distance Identification: exact ground location unclear, appears unknowable No people present in picture
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image
Identifier
fritz_metcalf-3921
Subject
Preservatives - Chemonite Preservation - Wood Stirling City (Calif.) Abies concolor - Preservation Forest products - Poles Preservatives Preservation Forest products Lumber companies - Diamond Match Company Signage Abies concolor - Utilization Butte County
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