Folklore Project, Life Histories, 1936-39 A Stonecutter's Holiday
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E-Book
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Publication Year
1940
Publisher
Work Projects Administration, Federal Writiers' Project, United States
Volume
https://www.loc.gov/item/wpalh002712/
Pages
5
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Description
An oral interview that discusses the inhalation of granite dust and resulting lung disease. He describes his days off and briefly how the working Italians built their cabins and established themselves. Also, a recent fire in a granite shed, the fiscal cost and loss of jobs. He was currently working on a memorial order from Texas; he learned the trade in Viuggi, Italy (near Como), "A good granite center, Viuggi."
Number of Copies
1
