Four men pose next to a truck parked on a brick street. Three of the men wear work clothes and each have pole climbing spikes attached to their legs while the fourth man is wearing a shirt and tie. An empty wire reel on a stand with a hand crank sits behind the truck. Part of St. Paul's Methodist Church. located on the northwest corner of 12th and M Streets, is visible in the background including some of the stained glass windows.
According to the Lincoln City Directory, 1918, Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Company was located at 1342 M Street. Frank H. Woods was the President, Silas H. Burnham the Vice-President, Archibald L. Haecker the Secretary and Assistant Treasurer, Charles J. Bills the Treasurer, Leonard E. Hurtz the General Manager; Raymond E. Mattison the Commercial Superintendent, Mark T. Caster the Plant Superintendent, George K. Gann the Traffic Superintendent, Calvin P. Russell the Auditor, and George W. Fawell the Commercial Manager.
