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Lamplighter of Cedar Rapids Keeps City Lit for Decades
Robert K. Mateer, longtime Cedar Rapids street light maintainer since 1903, has watched the system evolve from open carbon arc lamps to modern incandescents. He begins each day at the police station, applying reports from patrols and residents to fix on average about a dozen lamps daily.
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Robert K. Mateer
D Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
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