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TitleKitchen period room view of stove and sink from the home of Pietro and Maria Botto
Date Created2006
DescriptionThe kitchen was a major center of activity in the household. The large coal and gas range dominates the room. It was used as a heating source as well as for cooking foods. A worktable provided...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleParlor period room view of the fireplace from the home of Pietro and Maria Botto
Date Created2006
DescriptionThe oak mantle dominates the room with its columns and mirror top . It surrounds a fireplace where, in winter, a gas heater was attached through the circular hole in the metal to a pipe behind the...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleMen playing bocce
Date Created1910
DescriptionThe Botto family laid out a clay bocce court, a popular Italian game, along the side of their home. The court area is approximately 12' wide by 60' long, as seen in this photograph.
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleChild's chamber pot
Date Created1908
DescriptionThe Botto's home was equipped with running water and water closets (small rooms with toilets) when it was built in 1908. Young children in working families were potty-trained on small enameled...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleCanning jar
Date Created1908
DescriptionThe Botto family canned fruits and vegetables by cooking and sealing them in canning jars. They stored them in the root cellar. The Botto's also owned an icebox. Iceboxes refrigerated food to extend...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleParlor period room from the home of Pietro and Maria Botto
Date Created2006
DescriptionThe most formal room in the house, the parlor was used for guests, weddings and wakes.
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleKitchen with view of meat grinder attached to work table
Date Created2006
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleKitchen with view of icebox period room from the home of Pietro and Maria Botto
Date Created2006
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitlePeriod grounds with view of chicken coop from the home of Pietro and Maria Botto
Date Created2006
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleNew Home of the Botto Family
Date Created1908
DescriptionPietro and Maria Botto, skilled textile workers, and their two year old daughter Albina emigrated from Biella, Italy to America in 1892. Pietro, a weaver, easily found work in New Jersey's textile...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)