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| Arthur Chalifoux (4th boy from left), North Adams, Massachusetts, 1911. Photo by Lewis Hine. |
Arthur Chalifoux, 3 Rand St. (4th boy from left). Works in Eclipse Mills,
No. Adams. Location: North Adams, Massachusetts, 1911.
I interviewed one of Arthur Chalifoux's grandsons, and even
saw a 15-minute video of Arthur being interviewed in 1983. He lived to be 92 and worked most of his life for a paper mill
in Holyoke, Mass., after moving to that city in his teens, but he often returned to North Adams to visit his old "haunts."
He talked to his grandson frequently about having to work as a child. No one in the family had ever seen a photo of Arthur
as a boy until I sent it to the grandson. The photo was taken in front of what is now Linda's Cafe, on Union Street, which
has a large picture window where the outside brick wall was. The Eclipse Mill mentioned in the photo is now a condominium
for artists. Click link below for more information about the Eclipse Mill.
Eclipse Mill
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