The letter, dated May 3, 1922 at Salisbury, NC reads as follows:
To Whom it May Concern.
Reginald Kirchin started work in the employ of The Harris Granite Quarries Co. as an Apprentice Granite Cutter on Monday morning March 31, 1919.
On account of scarcity of work this pla(n)t suspended operations on March 25, 1922.
He has lost eight months on account of plant being idle at various times, otherwise his time would have expired at about the time of plant shutting down.
Mr. Kirchin has always taken a deep interest in his chosen occupation and has made good in every way.
The high quality of work turned out and the exteme hardness of Balfour Pink Granite, put a high test on a man's ability, and Mr. Kirchin has made good on all work assigned to him.
He is steady and reliable and you will make no mistake in giving him employment.
Very truly yours
The Harris Gr. Quarries Co
per Dale Mudgett
]]>A referral letter given to Reginald Kirchin from his employer, The Harris Granite Quarries Company.
The letter, dated May 3, 1922 at Salisbury, NC reads as follows:
To Whom it May Concern.
Reginald Kirchin started work in the employ of The Harris Granite Quarries Co. as an Apprentice Granite Cutter on Monday morning March 31, 1919.
On account of scarcity of work this pla(n)t suspended operations on March 25, 1922.
He has lost eight months on account of plant being idle at various times, otherwise his time would have expired at about the time of plant shutting down.
Mr. Kirchin has always taken a deep interest in his chosen occupation and has made good in every way.
The high quality of work turned out and the exteme hardness of Balfour Pink Granite, put a high test on a man's ability, and Mr. Kirchin has made good on all work assigned to him.
He is steady and reliable and you will make no mistake in giving him employment.
Very truly yours
The Harris Gr. Quarries Co
per Dale Mudgett
For some background information on the geologist, Gerald Francis Loughlin, click here.
]]>A slide image of a map that shows the distribution of granite and allied rocks in the United States. The map was compiled from other maps by G.F. Loughlin in 1918.
For some background information on the geologist, Gerald Francis Loughlin, click here.
Notice the man driving the horse drawn wagon.
]]>Boom derricks and trusses help in the stone cutting operation at a quarry.
Notice the man driving the horse drawn wagon.
Location unknown.
]]>Workers pause next to a seam of stone they are cutting at a quarry.
Location unknown.
Wedges have been driven into the stone to help break it.
]]>Three men cut pieces of granite curbing out of a large section of stone at a quarry.
Wedges have been driven into the stone to help break it.
Sadly, most of the buildings that are in the view no longer exist. Those include the St. Peter's (Roman Catholic) Church (built 1900/demolished 1996) and the entire block of buildings on the right. The structures on the left have fared better. Those include St. John's Episcopal Church in the foreground and Middlesex County Courthouse in the background.
A large advertisement on the side of a building to the right, which appears to be a pharmacy, promotes a 5 cent cure for fatigue - most assuredly Coca-Cola.
A website with some good history of St. Peter's Church can be found here.
According to the label on the slide, this is a view of Gorham Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. The slide was taken to record that the street was paved 7 grade and laid in 1912.
Sadly, most of the buildings that are in the view no longer exist. Those include the St. Peter's (Roman Catholic) Church (built 1900/demolished 1996) and the entire block of buildings on the right. The structures on the left have fared better. Those include St. John's Episcopal Church in the foreground and Middlesex County Courthouse in the background.
A large advertisement on the side of a building to the right, which appears to be a pharmacy, promotes a 5 cent cure for fatigue - most assuredly Coca-Cola.
A website with some good history of St. Peter's Church can be found here.
Location unknown, but same as shown in Kirchin027.
]]>
The durax blocks have been laid in the foreground and progress continues down the street.
Location unknown, but same as shown in Kirchin027.
Notice the sign for the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene. The signage actually helps date the photo. The time period is between 1907 when the Pentecostal and Church of the Nazarene bodies merged and 1919 when 'Nazarene' was dropped from the organization's name.
]]>Placing each slab neatly in its place by truck is the new way of delivering granite curbing.
Notice the sign for the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene. The signage actually helps date the photo. The time period is between 1907 when the Pentecostal and Church of the Nazarene bodies merged and 1919 when 'Nazarene' was dropped from the organization's name.