A portion of an exhibit on the "Italian Contribution to the American Dream." This section of the exhibit focuses on Fra Marco DaNizza, "discoverer of Arizona," and Eusebio Chino, Jesuit missionary.
Created:
1976
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
A group of women and one child, all "junior league" members of Stella Del Nord Lodge #1436, pose for a photograph at the Italian fiesta, held at the Granite Trust Bank. The women wear traditional Italian ethnic costumes.
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Six members of the Queen Margaret Lodge in Denver, Colorado, display their instruments and Italian folk costumes. From L to R: Patricia Cristofani; Delbert Alberti; Shirley Tomasini; Ronnie Angell; Carole Capineri; Nancy Pinetti (seated on ground).
Created:
1940 - 1949
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Folk dancers Irma Marolla (left) and Eugene Stano, both dressed in traditional Italian ethnic costumes, pose for the camera. The note on the back of the photograph reads, "Italian couple in costume. The Puccini Choral Society of Brooklyn will share with the Italian Choral Society of New York the Italian program of songs and dances to be presente...
Creator:
Torres
Created:
1930 - 1939
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Members of the La Nuova Sicilia Lodge in Tampa, Florida, pose for a photograph. The men and women perform Italian folk dances. A mural depicting an Italian city--probably Venice--hangs behind them.
Created:
1935
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.