Lucien Filion Interview

Authors

Tammy L. Berube

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Description

Lucien 'Red' Filion was born in Beaulac-Garthby, QC, in 1915. His parents were farmers, living off the land. In 1923, Red's family moved to Lewiston, Maine. Red started work at 16 in a Lewiston shoe shop, as a 'cotton boy', bringing raw cotton to the women working the looms. In this interview he describes conditions in the mills, the great shoe strike of 1937, and his career in various Lewiston factories.

Duration

00:53:19

Publication Date

5-12-1994

City

Lewiston

State

Maine

Keywords

Filion, Oral History, Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine

Media Type

Reproduction

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Interviews and Lectures Collection, Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries.

Creative Commons License

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Language

English