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Cigar Factory Reader: 1909
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 07/29/2007 - 10:22am.
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"A 'reader' in cigar factory in Tampa, Fla. He reads books and newspapers at top of his voice all day long. This is all the education many of these workers receive. He is paid by them and they select what he shall read." January 1909. View full size.
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I should get a job like that
Submitted by Darren on Sun, 09/23/2007 - 5:40pm.
Either that, or get my students to *pay me* to teach them! But then they'd get to choose what I teach them, and it probably wouldn't be trig....
Cigar Reader
Submitted by Jim K. on Mon, 07/30/2007 - 11:58am.
I'd just watched a documentary about Cuban factories and was seeing something almost exactly the same there.
I just listened to the NPR
Submitted by Jefe on Sun, 07/29/2007 - 11:46pm.
I just listened to the NPR piece, very interesting! I love NPR.
Cigar Factory Readers
Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Sun, 07/29/2007 - 2:55pm.
NPR did a piece on cigar factory readers. You can hear it online (if you have RealAudio... gah!) here.
Re: Reader ?
Submitted by Morpehus T. Zigbottom on Sun, 07/29/2007 - 1:41pm.
Guess that's like the old Town squire job of early america (late 1700's)
[I think that's "town crier." - Dave]
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