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TitleFlatiron
Date Created1900
DescriptionMaria Botto used heavy flatirons to iron clothes on the kitchen table. The irons were heated on her stove and alternated as they cooled. On Mondays, after the laundry had dried on the clothesline,...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitlePackage of dried Rosemary from the garden of the Botto House
Date Created1908
DescriptionThe Bottos grew rosemary, sage and mint in their garden. Herbs were used for personal hygiene and health purposes as well as for cooking. For example, Piedmontese immigrants used rosemary as a...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleEpsom Salt, English Mustard, and Pastigle Leone Dissetanti tins
Date Created1908
DescriptionCompanies began producing medicinal remedies for minor health problems. Epsom salt, according to the label, could serve as a laxative. English mustard mixed with water made a good poultice. ...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleDining room period room from the home of Pietro and Maria Botto
Date Created2006
DescriptionThe dining room was another work area for the family. Here the family and the boarders were fed, also in this room, Maria picked silk on a frame, examining the bolts of broad silk brought from the...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitlePeriod garden from the home of Pietro and Maria Botto
Date Created2006
DescriptionA second family income was derived from another use of the property. The trolley car that connected Haledon to Paterson made the borough a favorite Sunday recreation spot for workers. The Botto...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleInterior of the cold or root period room cellar from the home of Pietro and Maria Botto
Date Created2006
DescriptionA ventilated root cellar kept temperatures even and cool for food storage with barrels for wine and preserves in canning jars. Thirty-foot cold frames provided protection for tender plants and...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleBedroom with view of wardrobe period room from the home of Pietro and Maria Botto
Date Created2006
DescriptionClothing hangs in the wardrobe. Trunks contained mourning scarves and other handwork often done by young women in preparation for their marriages. Next to the wardrobe hangs the elaborately framed...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleDuring the 1913 silk strike in Paterson, New Jersey
Date Created1913
DescriptionDuring the 1913 silk strike, over 20,000 silk mill workers gathered in the nearby town of Haledon at the home of Pietro and Maria Botto. From their second floor balcony members of the Industrial...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)