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"We don't pay them till the end of the season or they would all leave at any time." The boss said 18 of his Syrian workers were housed in this small shack - others in similar and smaller ones. He said, "these people work in the factories the rest of the year and give up their jobs for a time to come down here and get a holiday. I go every year and get them." Location: East Wareham [vicinity] - Maple Park Bog, Massachusetts.
Summary
Public domain photograph of factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
01/01/1911
Contributors
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Location
east wareham
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication.
