Interview: Anna Lavin (2nd interview)
Title
Interview: Anna Lavin (2nd interview)
Description
Anna Lavin came with her family from Russia to Philadelphia in 1896 aboard the S.S. Pennland and landed in the immigration station at the foot of Washington Avenue. It was South Philadelphia where her family settled and where Lavin started to work at the age of twelve. In a life of struggle and poverty, Lavin worked for 53 years in the garment industry.
Identifier
2017oh259_irw027
Interviewer
Charles Hardy
Interviewee
Anna Lavin
Sort Priority
0028
OHMS Object
Interview Keyword
Button hole makers
Button-hole makers
Jobs
Careers
Work
Child labor
Neighborhoods
Neighbors.
Apartments.
Housing.
Dwellings
Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919
Indexed By
Alexis Jennings
Files
Citation
“Interview: Anna Lavin (2nd interview),” Philly Immigration, accessed September 12, 2024, https://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/items/show/834.