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Forms to be Filled out for Each Interview FOLKLORE
NEW YORK
FORM A
Circumstances of Interview
STATE
New York
NAME OF WORKER
ADDRESS
DATE
SUBJECT
Terry Roth
47 West 69 Street
April 6, 1939
And I Was Playing Poker
1. Date and tin of .,_nterview
April 2, 1939
2. Place of interview
Louis Wiesen's Shop
3. Name and address of informant
Anna Lavanka
Sam Sohwarts
152 West 13 Street
4. Name and address of person, if any, who put you in
touch with informant.
5. Name and address of person, if any, accompanyinL you
Sam Schwartz
6. Description of room, house, surroundings, etc.
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bearing the proper heading and the number to which the material refers.)
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Text of Interview (Unedited)
Now York
Terry Roth
47 West 69 Street
April 6, 1939
And I Was Playing Poker
Sam Schwartz
152 West 13 Street
"Here we are in the shop, and playing polar. I am losing
about a few dollars* So I thought to myself* Where will I get the
rest of the money?'
So in comes a man from the other shop. He asks me if I'll
go in and make a few coats for him*
"Yes, co."
How much an hour?"
"I'll make it a flat price* Haw many coats you have?'
"About 200 coats."
"I want to make it a flat price* Give me $2400."
So I went in and I made the coats up right away* In half an
hour I was all finished and I went right back to my poker came again*
So I'm sitting there, feeling good and the boss
don't you go in and make the coats?"
*What coats? Give me the $2,00,"
So he gives me the money and I'm sitting* I came out with
4740* I made my day's pay and I was playing poker all day."
comes in. *Nell, why