An Album Featuring a Line Crew’s Work & Travels in the South and Kansas, 1920s

This 1920s album fools you from its cover, as it's titled 'Childhood Days'. The subjects pictured inside are a bit more serious as the men wade through swampy water to reach toppled power lines and encounter gators, snakes, turtles, and the occasional flamingo. They seem to be following in the aftermaths of storms like hurricanes and tornados, given the floods and snapped poles. There are also views of where they stayed, towns, a few electric plants, and a brief trip to DC and northern VA.

While there isn't much identification in the album, the men pose next to a Kansas route 40 road sign in a few photos and much of the vegetation (and animals) point to the south. There is also a sign for the Civic Club of Hialeah (Florida) and photos of cruise ships.

The album is a nice document of worker camaraderie. The album itself is a bit worn, but the photos are generally in very good condition.