DescriptionLector reading at Cuesta-Rey Cigar Company - Tampa, Florida, 1929.jpg
English: Interior view of the Cuesta-Rey Cigar Company - Tampa, Florida. Lector in a large cigar factory: Tampa, Florida (1929)
Note the lector reading from the raised platform at the right. Historically, lectors or readers in a cigar factory entertained workers by reading books or newspapers aloud, often left-wing publications, paid for by unions or by workers pooling their money. The practice apparently originated in Cuba, and is still known there today.
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Creator: Burgert Brothers. Burgert's Studio - Tampa, Florida
Note: In accordance with the provisions of Section 257.35(6), Florida Statutes, "Any use or reproduction of material deposited with the Florida Photographic Collection shall be allowed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1)(b) and subsection (4), provided that appropriate credit for its use is given."
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