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TitleEvelyn and Sylvia Mirabello in dresses pose for the camera.
Date Created1925
DescriptionEvelyn (Married name: Ogden) and Sylvia (Married name: Giordano) Mirabello in a photograph for their first communion in 1925.
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitlePeriod room kitchen 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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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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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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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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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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TitlePeriod grape arbor, interior view from the home of Pietro and Maria Botto
Date Created2006
DescriptionGrapes were produced from vines covering a large 15 by 35 ft. arbor. This arbor was a convenient place for eating and socializing.
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)