[Gor Svenson #8]

Svenson, Gor, Wheeler, Harry

Gloucester, United States, Sweden, Massachusetts, Rockport

1939-02-03

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Wheeler
February 1939
Paper 8
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Concluding a record of interviews with -or sYvenson, 63, a
oedish-born quarry -worker and lobsterman.
"By gosh, that is going to be some thing, harr, that World's
Fairs I have never seen a thing like that pair, harr. Only in the
papers. I do not like to read mrch the papers. You cannot tell what
in them is trrth, what is lies. They all alike. They do not care
for people, poor people. They care jrst for rich people. "11 the
1 papers. Except this. waves copy of Boston American See all
the pictures? Of the buildings? I wonder what they make those brilp
dings of, harr? I guess they do not make them of granite. They could,
but. Make tine building of granite, beartifrl building, last longs
last forever.
"Yor know that bridge down
by l'ockport Granite Company quarry?
Made of granite that bridge. lOr gone, I gone, Hitler gone, Roosevelt
gone, that bridge still there, wait and sees Lots fine buildings made
of Rockport Granite. The Corrt rp in Salem, that is fine building,
c_ that is made of Rockport granite, They got big mrserm in Boston near
/1
got book here pictures all kind of buildings made ort of Rockport
what they call Fenway Evans Memorial Galleries, Boston Mrserm of Fine
Arts field -worker that is made of Rockport granite. Look, I show you.
granite produces advertising folder which lists: Horbigant Bldg., 14.Y,
C., Seaboard National Bank, N. Y. C., Mellon National Bank, Pittsburgh.,
forntains in Union Station Plf,za, Washington, D. O. White Mem. Fountain,
Boston Public Gardens, Longfellow Bridge, Boston -Cambridge, Eagles, Cus-
tom Horse, Boston, and etc You want see good grnite building some
time yor just go over see Glorcester Trrst Company. That good Rockport
granite brildinp-.