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Working in Paterson: Occupational Heritage in an Urban Setting

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"We used to have to drink milk to coat our stomach."
"We used to play peggy."
"We weren't restaurant people."
"We worked with lava stones."
"We would go and give a lecture on immigration...and it was very effective."
"We're willing to work, and we do a lot of things that we wouldn't be willing to do in Peru."
What happens to the silk after it comes through the throwing plant.
"What it makes you do is learn more about people, about their culture."
"What they should do is make it mandatory for adequate ventilation in these places."
"What're you gonna do, stop breathing from one end of the factory to another?"
"Whatever he does in life, he's gonna make out alright. He's that kind of person."
"Whatever I have, I made with my own hands. I worked all the time."
"Whatever it is, it has to stay clean."
"When cars don't pass anymore, forget it -- just the ones that need your service are going to come."
"When I came here, that's when they opened the department of immigration."
"When I came to this country, I thought I only was going to learn to speak English."
"When I first started at Newberger's I trimmed the things off and tied them up in half a dozens."
"When I first started working at Wideman it was a closed shop."
"When I first went to Watson, I went into the foundry side."
"When I go out there, I say, 'I made it grow,' you know? And I enjoy it, to see it go from small to large."
"When I was about 8 years old I had a job with a cobbler."
"When I was on the floor, I was in the twisting department."
"When I was working in the factory, I said this is not for me."
"When I work I brush my area off and walk away and let it settle."
"When she sees that everything is perfect, is good, she feels good."
"When the children are little, you never know what they'll want in the future."
"When they changed partnerships then they got a new name."
"When they moved, I moved with them."
"When we started out in I guess we were making maybe 100 a day."
"When you buy a business from somebody, it's like you're buying a clientele, but it doesn't work that way."
When you enter a store you first get a smile, then a handshake.
"When you take a job, you ought to like what you're going to do."
"Whenever they see there's pressure, because they know we have a deadline, they work even better."
"Who do you think does it in the factory?"
"Whoever shouts the loudest still sells the most."
The work process at Elsa's dressmaking shop.
Working at Newberger's Towels
Working in Maryland on the way to California
Working in the family business: "It's a mixed blessing."
Working in the Inspection Department at Wright's Aeronautical
Working in the shipping department.
Working with customers versus working in a factory.
"Workman's compensation was a pet project of our attorney."
"You always had to be on the alert, and watch."
"You could buy almost all of life's needs and necessities on 21st Avenue; now that's not true today."
"You did most of your business on Saturday, but the whole pattern of life has changed."
"You have a product that people really want."
"You have everything to make a little industry making dresses."
"You have got to have a system whereby the information is open to everybody."
"You have to be sensitive to your customers' needs."
"You have to know a little about plumbing and electric if you're in the hardware business."
"You have to use your judgment, your eye, your judgment -- your skill can do so much and that's it."
"You have two arms: one is a political arm and one is an economic arm."
"You know, if you find a boss that he cares, that's very important."
"You like to have a cuatro in your house, because it's something to have in a Puerto Rican home."
"You rub the rag on the sole of the shoe and you make music with it."
"You start to sell less of one thing, so you put another thing in."
"You think it's hard, you stop doing what you're doing and you'll see just how hard it really is."
"You're going to a different country, different style of life. . . it's a challenge."
"Younger generation, they'd rather go out; they don't cook at home."
"Your word will stand when everything else falls."

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