Toward an oral history of Cape Ann : Kramer, Robert

Kramer, Robert, Interviewee

Masters, David, Interviewer

2 sound files, digital, MPEG3 file

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OH 52 Part 1
OH 52 Part 2

The following names and terms were used in this interview: Shepherd St., Robert Haris, Kovno, Vilno, Mighty Mac, Max Leavitt,Morris Bell, Babson, Bob's Hab, North Shore Dress Co., Wilfred Marx, David Smith, Revman family.

Linda Brayton and David Masters, principal oral historians; Interviewer(s):David Masters (5/5/1978).

TRACKS: 1.Bob's Haberdashery of Gloucester opens up Feb. 1, 1934 --2. Born Jan. 27, 1907 at 2 Shepherd St. --3. Persecution of minorities in early Twentieth Century -- 4. Languages spoken -- 5. Lithuanian heritage --6. How parents eventually arrived in Gloucester --7. Types of work entered into --8. Positions held, awards given --9. Why Gloucester --10. Differences in being unemployed in the 1930's --11. Differences in fishing then and now --12. Recollection of old type of work and pay rates, leisure activities --13. Recollection (cont'd) --14. No comparison between then and now --15. Kovno, Vilno (Lithuania) --16. Tailor shops on every corner --17. Prohibition --18. The voyage to the U.S. on a boat --19. Religious rituals --20. Feelings about Gloucester --21. Feelings that are instilled in you, a special place.

Originally issued on sound cassettes and transferred to compact discs.

05-05-1978

[Gloucester, Mass] : Sawyer Free Library