The Lineman, Norman Rockwell, Oil on Canvas, 1949

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Edits_thanks4thegold on April 26th, 2017 at 18:51 UTC »

The ability to accurately portray this man's thoughts and attitudes in his facial expression is second to none

JeffGoldblumSucks on April 26th, 2017 at 19:12 UTC »

Telephone lineman are slowly disappearing; truly accurate depiction of this era lineman

mburke1124 on April 26th, 2017 at 19:51 UTC »

My grandfather was a lineman after WWII for forty years. His favorite phrase was "that is some good god damn shit". He actually looked just like the guy in the picture. He was your classic gruff old dude, had the strongest hands in the world.