Vintage Postcard: General Electric Company, Schenectady, N.Y.
My paternal grandparents Rosaire Theriault and Yvonne Leger moved to New York in 1924 in search of work to support their growing family. My grandmother eventually found a job at the massive General Electric Company in Schenectady, New York. This plant provided a great living for many Quebeckers and New Brunswickers at a time when good jobs were scarce in Canada.
Related Posts:
The Theriaults – An Acadian Family
Further Reading:
Schenectady, New York Industrial History: The General Electric Company
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I find postcards showing industrial past fascinating because of the history they show. I saw some a few weeks ago showing tobacco works long since gone and I regret now not having bought one or two of them.
Sheila
Note from Evelyn: The correct url for Sheila’s blog A Postcard A Day is:
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Interesting comment from Sheila about industrial postcards and pictures.As a little girl growing up in the fifties, I remember for a treat I was allowed to do Mum’s jigsaw puzzle of the Hoover (vacuum cleaner) factory! I can’t imagine why I was so intrigued by the Art Deco building that emerged!