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Interview with Walter Dryja

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Description

Walter Dryja talks about his family's life, beginning with his father's emigration from Poland to Maryland, and then to Pennsylvania to work in the coal mines. He talks about his family life, working on different dairy farms, his long hours and grueling nature of his work, as well as the economic fluctuations in the production and sale of dairy products.

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This audio file and digital image may only be used for educational purposes. Please cite as: Broome County Oral History Project, Special Collections, Binghamton University Libraries, Binghamton University, State University of New York. For usage beyond fair use please contact the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections for more information.

Duration

32:49 Minutes

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Interview with Walter Dryja

Date of Interview

1977-11-22

Interviewer

Caganek, Anna

Date of Digitization

2016-03-27

Collection

Broome County Oral History Project

Subject LCSH

Dryja, Walter -- Interviews; Broome County (N.Y.) -- History; Dairy farmers -- Interviews; Immigrants -- Interviews; Binghamton (N.Y.); Coal mines and mining

Milk Delivery; Polish

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Collection Description

The Broome County Oral History Project was conceived and administered by the Senior Services Unit of the Office for the Aging. Funding for this project was provided by the Broome County Office of Employment and Training (C.E.T.A.), with additional funding from the Senior Service Unit of the National Council on Aging and Broome… More

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“Interview with Walter Dryja,” Digital Collections, accessed June 9, 2023, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/503.