!["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.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvd2UtZG9udC1wYXktdGhlbS10aWxsLXRoZS1lbmQtb2YtdGhlLXNlYXNvbi1vci10aGV5LXdvdWxkLWFsbC1sZWF2ZS1hdC1hbnktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/225/jpg "\"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.")
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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
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.
