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Book/Printed MaterialImage 1 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] ORIGINAL MSS OR FIELD NOTES Check one PUB Livinr Lore in New England Rhode Island TITLE French Canadian Textile Worker WRITER Mr Guilfoyle DATE 11239 ADS PP 21 CHECKER DATE SOURCES GIVEN...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 3 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 1 LIVING LORE IN NEW ENGLAND A French Canadian Textile Worker One day while in a reminiscent mood Henry Boucher told me the story of his life As I listened it seemed...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 4 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 2 school and here I was taught to read and write in French Cne hour a day the English language was taught in this school but as only French was spoken both...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 5 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 3 out my working papers without saying a word My older brother found a job for me in the Card room of the Lippitt mill My task was to keep the automatic...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 6 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 4 I promptly changed the fifty cent niece into nickels How I swaggered around the Social district that night After I had carefully looked and was sure that neither my older brothers...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 7 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 5 that had started to dribble from the corner of my mouth they knew why I was sick and their laughter was long and loud Knowing that I would soon recover they...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 8 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 6 frightened look upon my face The Superintendent strode over to me and roared Did you throw that water I was unable to speak and could only nod Yes The Superintendent then...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 9 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 7 my father owed money to every one in the city With the mills running steadily my father by allowing the family only the scantiest living was able to pay most of...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 10 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 8 was purple But he thought that it was a sinful waste of money to buy a new suit while the cloth of the old suit held together My mother threw away...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 11 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 9 families or their friends in France The next morning all of my family was at the Railroad Station to wave good by to me I was sent to Camp Dix New...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 12 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 10 I came through without a scratch When I was demobilized at the end of the war I returned to Woonsocket After loafing around for about a week I went over to...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 13 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 11 There is one event that Ill always remember and that is my wedding I had on a morning suit the first that I had every worn It was hired for the...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 14 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 12 that you could not tell what the original color was how each of us longed for Sunday as that was the only day on which we had meat for dinner The...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 15 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 13 made and did not touch the 3500 that we had in the bank I was without work for six months in 1930 and we were forced to use some of the...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 16 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 14 One day I stood in a line that blocked one side of Main Street for four hours before I received a small bag of flour and two pounds of dried peas...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 17 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 15 cloth the weavers now operate from eight to twentyfour looms for 24 a week Apparently the only thint that a textile worker can rely upon in these times is that the...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 18 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 16 under a strain until they knew just who was to get the bounce So they continued to work hi rd and silently until lunch time for this was one day that...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 19 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 17 week This is no reflection upon your work Which has been good and Ill be glad to hire you back just as soon as the work picks up I replied Well...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 20 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 18 stood there thinking these gloomy thoughts not caring how my looms ran What did I care now if a Ismael or dropped thread was made in the cloth Let some one...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 21 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 19 The next day I applied for my unemployment compensation and because of waiting for these checks I was unable to go on the relief for two months By this time I...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 22 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 20 There stood Adrian Bonin with a broad smile upon his face and he said 0 boy Henry I have thees fine news for you De boss wants for you to come...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12
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Book/Printed MaterialImage 23 of [French Canadian Textile Worker] 21 would have to go until the mill started running full time again Te had gone through this routine many times in the past ten years and each one of us knew...
- Contributor: Mr. Guilfoyle - Boucher, Henry
- Date: 1939-01-12