DescriptionJersey Homesteads (later Roosevelt) was established in the 1930s as an agro-industrial cooperative community. It was established specifically for urban, Jewish garment workers, many of whom had...
DescriptionThe federal government created Jersey Homesteads as part of a New Deal initiative. It was unique because it was the only community planned as an agro-industrial cooperative that included a farm, a...
DescriptionThe federal government created Jersey homesteads as part of a New Deal initiative. It was unique because it was the only community planned as an agro-industrial cooperative that included a farm,...
DescriptionThis postcard depicts a marriage in the Guala family. There are two men and two women seated in a car and the license plate of the vehicle is from New York. The back of the card is labeled "on...
DescriptionThis postcard shows 6 men, 2 women and 2 children of the DeStefano/Tallia Family. The back is labeled "Mrs. Sally Destefano (Tallia Family)". The Tallia family were immigrants who worked in...
DescriptionThe photograph shows a man and woman of the Guala Family. It was taken sometime in the late 1800's near Paterson, New Jersey. The Guala family were immigrants that came to Paterson to work in its...
DescriptionThis item is a professional photograph taken by "S. Rosetti Fotografo" in Paterson, New Jersey. The photo shows a woman of the Guala family. Some of the Guala's worked in the textile mills in the...
