Folklore Project, Life Histories, 1936-39 I Can Laugh at the Granite - oral history of Mr. Garavelli
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Work Projects Administration, Federal Writiers' Project, United States
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https://www.loc.gov/item/wpalh002690/
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9
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Interviewed by John Lynch. Granite worker Mr. Garavelli describes the different processes involved in cutting granite, and the onset of industrial tools putting many stone cutters out of work. He emphasizes the danger in breathing silica chips from powdered granite, and how it leads to death. He also touches on doing riveting work in World War I.
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