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TitleWooden bowl
Date Created1908
DescriptionA large wooden bowl was used for preparing greens like chicory for salads in Maria Botto's kitchen.
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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TitleThe Original Italian Methodist Group gathered in front of Prospect Street Methodist Church in Paterson for a photograph.
Date Created1907
DescriptionThe original Italian Methodist group pictured infront of the Prospect St. Methodist Church in Paterson, NJ. This photograph was taken around 1907; the members had been meeting in homes of other...
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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)