Working in Paterson

Working in Paterson: Captions for Image on Home Page


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1. View of Paterson from Garret Mountain, August 15, 1994. (Library of Congress American Folklife Center Archive of Folk Culture).

2. Sam Balister pulls warp ends through the reed of an entering frame, August 13, 1994. (Library of Congress American Folklife Center Archive of Folk Culture).

3. Jaime Diaz works at "beaming" operation..., August 15, 1994. (Library of Congress American Folklife Center Archive of Folk Culture).

4. Elsa, Aurora and Milagros work with Brenda to come up with design for her dress..., August 15, 1994. (Library of Congress American Folklife Center Archive of Folk Culture).

5. Six workers wrapping cooked pies with plastic wrap, August 17, 1994. (Library of Congress American Folklife Center Archive of Folk Culture).

6. Louis McDowell gives neighborhood girl a haircut as her mother looks on, September 13, 1994. (Library of Congress American Folklife Center Archive of Folk Culture).

7. Machinist Bert Reales uses grinder, August 17, 1994. (Library of Congress American Folklife Center Archive of Folk Culture).

8. Great Falls on the Passaic, August 15, 1994. (Library of Congress American Folklife Center Archive of Folk Culture).

9. Front of color postcard "Greetings from Paterson, N.J." with illustrations of some of the city's most prominent buildings; ca. 1950. The postcard depicted in this photograph (copyright Curt Teich & Co., Inc., Number 2C-H1147) is reproduced with the permission of the Lake County Discovery Museum, Curt Teich Postcard Archives. Contact information for the museum is available on the "Copyright and Other Restrictions" and the "Rights and Reproductions" pages.

10. Jaime Diaz works at "beaming" operation..., August 15, 1994. (Library of Congress American Folklife Center Archive of Folk Culture).


Working in Paterson