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A street light, light pole, lamp pole, lamppost, streetlamp, light standard, or lamp standard is a raised source of light on the edge of a road or path. Similar lights may be found on a railway platform .
The torches are identical except for inscriptions on the front of each base. The lamppost on the west side of the walkway reads: MAY WRIGHT SEWALL BORN GREENFIELD, WIS., MAY 27, 1844 DIED INDIANAPOLIS, IND., JULY 22, 1920 "LEAD KINDLY LIGHT" The lamppost to the east reads: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF MAY WRIGHT SEWALL
Most solar lights turn on and turn off automatically by sensing outdoor light using solar panel voltage. Solar streetlights are designed to work throughout the night. Many can stay lit for more than one night if the sun is not in the sky for an extended period of time. Older models included lamps that were not fluorescent or LED.
Lamppost with two street lights using high pressure sodium vapor lamp (Left) and mercury vapor lamp (Right) in Elko, Nevada (2015) See also: Sodium-vapor lamp Low-pressure sodium vapor street lights produce a strong monochromatic yellow light, which also reveals more detail to the human eye, even at low levels of luminance.
Utility pole supporting wires for electrical power distribution, coaxial cable for cable television, and telephone cable.A pair of shoes can be seen hanging from the wires (center-left, far right)
Designs ranged from a "Millet post" with a taller base to a huge 20-foot (6.1 m) double-globe post designed to light plazas and traffic circles. [41] Captain Wood presented a final revised lamppost design to the CFA on November 15, 1923. The post was designed by Wood with input from PEPCO officials.
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