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Thomas Maguire, Clip 3: Who Knew Cleaning Windows Paid So Much?

Collection: Queens College Irish Studies Oral History Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Thomas Maguire
Date: Time Period: 1971 - 2015; 2015-04-28; Interview recorded: April 28, 2015 Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension: Total running time: 0:16:07
Creator: Thomas Maguire interviewed by Eileen Sprague Identifier: aql:23143 maguire-thomas-clip3

Description: Thomas talks about how one of his first jobs after coming to New York was cleaning apartment windows around Woodside. He said he didn't expect this job to pay so much money.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:18449

Creator : Thomas Maguire interviewed by Eileen Sprague

Date : Time Period: 1971 - 2015; 2015-04-28; Interview recorded: April 28, 2015

Summary/Description : Thomas talks about how one of his first jobs after coming to New York was cleaning apartment windows around Woodside. He said he didn't expect this job to pay so much money.

Subject : Irish Americans; Occupations; Window cleaning

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Coverage : Locations discussed: Woodside, Queens, NY; Ireland; London, England Woodside (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.) London (England) Ireland

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:16:07

Identifier : aql:23143 maguire-thomas-clip3

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Irish Americans; Occupations; Window cleaning

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