We don't pay them till the end of the season or they would all leave at any time. The boss said 18 of his Syrian workers were housed in this small shack - others in similar and smaller ones. He said, these people work in the factories the rest of the year and give up their jobs for a time to come down here and get a holiday. I go every year and get them.

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Caption	We don't pay them till the end of the season or they would all leave at any time. The boss said 18 of his Syrian workers were housed in this small shack - others in similar and smaller ones. He said, these people work in the factories the rest of the year and give up their jobs for a time to come down here and get a holiday. I go every year and get them.
Accession Number	P2551
Photographer	Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940
Work Type	Photographs
Process	gelatin silver prints
Location	United States -- Massachusetts -- East Wareham
Date - Created	1911
Measurements	4.5 X 6.7 in.
Subject	Labor Housing;Harvesting;Cranberries
Rights	This item may be be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by UMBC for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please see http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/specoll/repro.php or contact Special Collections at speccoll(at)umbc.edu.
Credit Line	The Photography Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Repository	University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Digital - Format	jpg

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