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 Paterson's textile mills during the first half of the century.
The American Labor Museum online collection includes historical documents and photos. The objects document the domestic lifestyles, working experience in textile factories, and labor union activity of working class immigrant families of Paterson, NJ and environs, ca. 1890 - 1920. Also documented are activities of the Textile Workers' Union of America (TWUA), the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers' Union of America (ACTWU), and textile union leader Sol Stetin.