Archives for November 26, 2014

Nellie Weeks, Williamsburg, Massachusetts

Lewis Hine caption: Stringing wooden buttons (button moulds) in a crowded home, Williamsburg, Mass. Mrs. Weeks and her children 13 years, 11 years, 7 years and her grand children 7 years, 5 years and 4 years old, all working after school, holidays, etc., stringing these button … [Read more...]

Glenallan Mill Gallery

The building known as the Glenallan Mill was built in the 1860s, with some additional buildings added, or some demolished as the company expanded or changed ownership. The White family bought the mill in 1886 and named it the Glenallan Mill. Until they sold it in 1929, the White … [Read more...]

Children of Nathaniel Dial, Washington, DC

When I saw this photo, I didn't know who Nathaniel Dial was, but it didn't take long to find out. The National Photo Company appeared to take a lot of pictures of privileged families in Washington, and the Dial family was no exception. But it makes them no less interesting, and I … [Read more...]

Albert Duquette, North Adams, Massachusetts

Lewis Hine caption: Arthur Chalifoux, 3 Rand St. (4th boy from left). Works in Eclipse Mills, No. Adams. Location: North Adams, Massachusetts, August 1911. "Eddie Leonard of this city waded after Young Rogers of Schenectady in biff bang style and won the decision by a shade … [Read more...]

Arthur Asselin, Chicopee, Massachusetts

Lewis Hine caption: Andrew Stefanik, (on right hand). (see label 2637). Arthur Asslin, (on left) 118 Front St. Been working here one year. May be 14 or 15. Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts. "The mills of the Dwight Manufacturing Company are at Chicopee, three miles above … [Read more...]

John Dempsey, Fiskeville, Rhode Island

Lewis Hine caption: John Dempsey (looked 11 or 12) years old. Said he helped only on Saturdays. Jackson Mill, Fiskeville, R. I. (One of the B. B. and R. Knight mills). He was working faithfully in the mule-spinning room, a dangerous place for boys. I found no others below 14 in … [Read more...]

Diners And Restaurants

Carm's, in Chester, Massachusetts, which closed in 2014, had been serving breakfast and lunch more than 50 years. It was a combination restaurant and gas station. You could fill up two ways. The incredibly beautiful old restaurant in Huntington had a glittering old-fashioned … [Read more...]

ARTICLES, STORIES & POEMS

Click the photos to read my articles, stories and poems NORTH ADAMS ARTICLES DINERS, RESTAURANTS & SMALL TOWNS BASEBALL, MUSIC, RADIO & MORE … [Read more...]

Richard Fitzgerald, North Adams, Massachusetts

Lewis Hine caption: On right hand is Richard Fitzgerald, 53 Montgomery St., works in twisting room of Eclipse Mills, No. Adams. On left hand, Joseph Adams, 107 Front St., works in twisting room of Eclipse Mills,. Location: North Adams, Massachusetts, August 1911. When I … [Read more...]

Martin Markey, Jeremiah Moore & Napoleon Camire, Manchester, New Hampshire

Lewis Hine caption: Boys working in Amoskeag Mills, Manchester, N.H. Smallest boy is Napoleon Cammery, 194 Merrimac St. Been in mill 1 year. Next boy is Jerry Moore, 352 Chestnut St. Martin Markey, 33 State St. Location: Manchester, New Hampshire, May 1909. I have compiled … [Read more...]

25 WORDS OR LESS

I think of these at the strangest times - at 3:00 in the morning, in the shower, on a long drive, or in the middle of a boring phone conversation. Perhaps they are words of wisdom; perhaps they mean nothing at all. At least, I keep them to 25 words or less. Rivers may run to … [Read more...]

LEWIS HINE PROJECT

In the fall of 2005, I was hired by author Elizabeth Winthrop to find the descendants of Addie Card, a 12-year-old cotton mill worker in Pownal, Vermont, who had been photographed by Lewis Hine in 1910, for the National Child Labor Committee. Hine, who died in 1940, was one of … [Read more...]

About Lewis Hine Project

“Paint us an angel with the floating violet robe and a face paled by the celestial light; paint us a Madonna turning her mild face upward, and opening her arms to welcome the divine glory, but do not impose on us any esthetic rules which shall banish from the reign of art those … [Read more...]

Various Scenes

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Odd Photos

A few of these photos deserve an explanation. I was walking by a wall in Torrington, Connecticut, and stopped to zip up my coat. That's when I noticed the weird stuff on the wall. So I went home and brought back my camera. My daughter was in the process of moving, and this is all … [Read more...]

A Sandwich And A Slice Of History (2007)

A narrow, four-story building stands at 26-28 Washington Street, in Keene, New Hampshire. It looks familiar, like thousands of mixed commercial-residential blocks that were built in the late nineteenth century in cities and towns all across the Northeast. But it captured my … [Read more...]

Interview With Marta Renzi, Creator Of Porch Stories (2006)

If you haven't read my article about "Porch Stories," please read it first by clicking this link INTERVIEW WITH MARTA RENZI (September 2006) The following is the edited text of a conversation I had with Ms. Marta Renzi, the creator and director of Porch Stories, and … [Read more...]

Chicken Every Sunday (2006)

Many years ago, I saw a small article in my local newspaper. It was just one of those "filler" articles, but it struck me. I asked myself: "How can this possibly be true, and will any readers question its validity? Or will everyone just take its absurd claim for granted? So I … [Read more...]

Don’t Bring The Kids (2006)

Many newspapers carry movie reviews that are published especially for parents who want to know if films rated from "G" to "PG-13" have content that might be offensive or disturbing to children. Some of the reviewers, perhaps bored by the task, fashion rather colorful and graphic … [Read more...]