Few holidays for laborers who toiled over 100 years ago

from Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum · host Elgin History Museum

With Labor Day approaching, it's a perfect time to look back on working conditions of the past. Clock in to this echo from August 31, 1997 to learn about life as an employee of the Elgin National Watch Company.

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