Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Clipping, Newspaper |
Catalog Number |
2001.028.0001 |
Description |
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 Frank Ely, 5th man Patrick Garvey, 6th man David Duel. Patrick Garvey 1836-1908, G. Grandfather of Arch Craig, Harold Craig, Patricia Parmeter, Jane Watrous. Lived on Piccinni Lane in Hebron. |
Date |
1880 |
People |
Ely, Frank Garvey, Patrick Duel, David Garvey, Thomas |
Subjects |
Slate Slate Industry Slate Quarries Slate Workers Newspapers |
Search Terms |
Hebron, NY |