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1. Clipping, Newspaper - 2001.028.0001

   Black and white copy photo of red slate quarry workers. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, professional photographers often took group photographs of slate workers such as this one. Each face tells its own story of the difficulties and camaraderie of the quarryman's life. The workers are of all ages and came from a variety of backgrounds: Welsh, Irish, Italian, Slovak, and Polish, as well as native Yankee. 3rd man from left...

   Record Type: Photo