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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 1 of [The machines in the shoe shops] orpIsu MSS OR FIELD NOTES Cheek one PUB Livinx Lore in New England Naesaohueetta TITLE Shoe Aster of LAna WRITER Jane K LeerY DATE 2109 W PP 5 CHECKER DATE SOURCES GIVEN T Interview COMMENTS
- Contributor: Leary, Jane K.
- Date: 1939-02-16
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 2 of [The machines in the shoe shops] Name Jane K Leary 21539 Subject The Shoeworker of Lynn Section 16 The machines in the shoe shops dint only change the way shoes wuz made but it changed most the hull way that people lived Before they come in strong and before they come in atall people usta do a lotta other things besides shoemakin ta help feed their families and ta get...
- Contributor: Leary, Jane K.
- Date: 1939-02-16
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 3 of [The machines in the shoe shops] 2 Ilslot every person ould own a cow but at least one man on a street ould own three er four and hed sell milk ta the rest Most always hed hire a boy ta take the cows ta pasture in the mornin an bring em home at night I usta drive four cows up near Goldfish pond every morninfore I went ta school...
- Contributor: Leary, Jane K.
- Date: 1939-02-16
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 4 of [The machines in the shoe shops] 3 Suger and crakers an the like come in barrels loose an if people wanted ta buy v4egar or molasses they took their jug ta bring it home in Nahant want built up like tis taday There wuz one big hotel though that theloutherners usta come ta before the Civil War In my day it had gone down hill cause the Civil War had...
- Contributor: Leary, Jane K.
- Date: 1939-02-16
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 5 of [The machines in the shoe shops] From Sec 17 page 6 People bought food diffrunt than they do taday lverybody had a barrel a flour in the house Folk lould wonder what wus the matter with ya if ya ever bought a ten pound bag a flor like ya do taday If there wus a wake yald have ta get a big supply a food ready Amf one that mild...
- Contributor: Leary, Jane K.
- Date: 1939-02-16
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 6 of [The machines in the shoe shops] 4 bristle fur a needle ta draw the thread through The wax wuz used on the thread fur two reasons ta strengthen the thread ant ta give it a coatin so it wunt slip Them old hand shoes wuz made with a welt The inside innersole wuz sewed ta that welt and then the outside sole wuz sewed ta the welt But when the...
- Contributor: Leary, Jane K.
- Date: 1939-02-16
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 7 of [The machines in the shoe shops] 5 0 make When he gpt his work done hed take it down town ta the shop and get his pay fur it when the lastin machine come it that caused considerable resentment cause them fellas cunt do nothin else and they wuz out Might as well cut the throats a them men as put a lastin machine in their shop 11Taday theres reems...
- Contributor: Leary, Jane K.
- Date: 1939-02-16