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Thread Mill Boys: 1916
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 11:48pm.
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June 19, 1916. Fall River, Massachusetts. "Noon Hour -- Kerr Thread. Little boy in front always gets jollied and he answers the men back as tough as you please. Father in saloon. Boy went in to get money. Saloon on Pleasant Street in Flint Village." Photo and caption by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.
"Father in saloon"
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 12/19/2008 - 3:36pm.
So, was Dad working the bar, or drinking away Sonny's earnings?
Jolly Boy
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 2:01am.
Little boy in front always gets jollied and he answers the men back as tough as you please.
Just wondering, what exactly did "jollied" mean back then?
[Teased or kidded would be my guess. - Dave]
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