Paterson, New Jersey – Textiles. Bachelor shacks in outskirts of Paterson, on “Molly Jan Brook.” About 25 men live there now (some of them old silk workers) and stay there all winter. Man in one view worked in silk up to 5 years ago. On relief now.
Paterson, New Jersey - Textiles. Bachelor shacks in outskirts of Paterson, on "Molly Jan Brook."
- 3/18/1937
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This primary source comes from the Records of the Work Projects Administration.
National Archives Identifier: 518625
Full Citation: Paterson, New Jersey – Textiles. Bachelor shacks in outskirts of Paterson, on ‘Molly Jan Brook.’ About 25 men live there now (some of them old silk workers) and stay there all winter. Man in one view worked in silk up to 5 years ago. On relief now.; 3/18/1937; Lewis Hine Photographs for the National Research Project, 1936 – 1937; Records of the Work Projects Administration, Record Group 69; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/paterson-new-jersey-textiles-bachelor-shacks-in-outskirts-of-paterson/, April 23, 2026]
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