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| Idas Joseph Crepeau, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1911, photo by Lewis Hine |
Joseph Crapo, 47 Fruit St. Works in Eclipse Mills. Apparently 13 years
old. Location: North Adams, Massachusetts.
Idas Joseph Crepeau (some records list him as Joseph Idas Crepeau) was
born in Quebec, Canada, on November 15, 1898, and died in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 6, 1992. For most of his
life, he was called Paul. In Hine's photo caption, his last name is spelled incorrectly, and his address was not Fruit
Street, it was 47 Front Street. He lived on the edge of the Hoosic River, behind the Eclipse Mill. The mill was converted
to residential and studio space for artists in 2004. I interviewed his daughter, who was his only child. She provided
the photos below. More information will be provided at a later date.
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| Idas Joseph (Paul) Crepeau, at age 16 |
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| Idas Joseph (Paul) Crepeau, at about age 70 |
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