Interview: Anna Lavin (1st interview)
Title
Interview: Anna Lavin (1st 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
2017oh260_irw028
Interviewer
Charles Hardy
Interviewee
Anna Lavin
Sort Priority
0027
OHMS Object
Interview Keyword
Transportation
Automobiles.
Sanitation.
Refuse and refuse disposal.
Waste disposal sites
Race relations
Finances
Poverty
Childhood
Labor unions
Indexed By
Alea Echterling
Files
Citation
“Interview: Anna Lavin (1st interview),” Philly Immigration, accessed September 20, 2024, https://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/items/show/835.