Some time ago I published a brief post musing on the ‘Syrian’ neighborhood in Quincy. Today I came across this photo, with the following caption:

In center of the picture is Phoebe Thomas, an 8-year-old Syrian girl, running home from the factory all alone, her hand and arm bathed with blood, crying at the top of her voice. She had cut the end of her thumb nearly off, cutting sardines in the factory, and was sent home alone, her mother being busy. The loss of blood was considerable, and might have been serious.”

Evidently the photo was taken in Eastport, Maine, not Quincy.  If you like old photos, I highly recommend Shorpy: The 100 Year Old Photo Blog, where found the Maine picture.  Here’s another interesting look into the past: Provincetown, 1935.