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Give me your hands : the legacy of the Barre stone sculptors and their stone
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Creator
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Bartlett, Leslie D.
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Date
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2011-10-13
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Collection
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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Description
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Photographer Leslie D. Bartlett delivers a talk entitled, "Give me your hands: the legacy of the Barre Stone Sculptors and their stone." Bartlett talks about the Vermont quarry, the stone-workers, their work and their art, especially Frank Gaylord, "Dean of American Stone Sculptors". The talk focuses on the hands of the workers as emblematic of their hard lives. Bartlett also describes the immigration of European stone-workers, their lives, and their shortened life expectancy due to exposure...
Show morePhotographer Leslie D. Bartlett delivers a talk entitled, "Give me your hands: the legacy of the Barre Stone Sculptors and their stone." Bartlett talks about the Vermont quarry, the stone-workers, their work and their art, especially Frank Gaylord, "Dean of American Stone Sculptors". The talk focuses on the hands of the workers as emblematic of their hard lives. Bartlett also describes the immigration of European stone-workers, their lives, and their shortened life expectancy due to exposure to silica dust in the stone, as well as the lives of the widows left behind. Questions and answer concludes the session. Bartlett is introduced by Professor John P. Beck, Associate Director, Michigan State University School of Human Resources and Labor Relations. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, and the Michigan Monument Builders.
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Title
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Harris, Peg Oral History
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Date
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1979
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Collection
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Making of Modern Michigan
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Description
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Recorded oral history of Peg Harris of Monroe, Michigan and her recollections of life in Monroe County, Michigan.
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Title
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Vitale, Madeline Oral History
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Date
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1987
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Collection
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Making of Modern Michigan
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Description
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Recorded oral history of Madeline Vitale of Monroe, Michigan and her recollections of life and events throughout her life.
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Rogers, Eric Oral History
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Date
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1986
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Collection
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Making of Modern Michigan
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Description
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Recorded ofal history of Eric Rogers and his memories of events and everyday life in Monroe County, Michigan.
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Busy place
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Date
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1887-09-17
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Collection
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Making of Modern Michigan
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Description
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Furst, Jacobs, & Co's quarry at south Marquette is about the busiet place in the city now. Over a hunred men are employed in or about the quarry, and the mill for sawing the brownstone is run night and day, while the force is the quarry itself works 2 1/2 hours every night after supper, making a pretty long day of it.
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It is a long time since
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Date
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1891-02-21
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Collection
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Making of Modern Michigan
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Description
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It is a long time since Lake Linden has been so thoroughly stirred up as it is now. The citizens are working with might and main to have a broad gauge railroad bult from Newtonville, on the DSS&A via the Portage entry stone quarries.
