“What was your first job?”

“What was your first job?”
“What was your first job?”

Many Silvertonians began work early in life, and Margot Early captures their reminiscences.

Becky Joyce: “Sorting nuts and bolts for my dad at his shop.”

Casie Lashley (pictured with Chouffe the Belgian ale gnome): “I worked in my parents’ grocery store till I was thirteen.” When did you start? “As soon as I could walk.”

Tommy Evans: “Picking beans in Eugene, Oregon. There were thousands of acres of …