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The woman featured in the photograph was the one who raised the money in order to fund the statue of Santa Lucia, used for the Santa Lucia Festival in the early 1920s. The statue is kept in the Santa Lucia Catholic Church.

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Two young kids, Grandpa Charlie and Uncle Joe, in a black and white photo. One on a toy horse, the other holding a doll.

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Gina Troia of Omaha was crowned the 2018 Santa Lucia Queen at the Santa Lucia Festival held in Omaha from June 7-10, 2018. She is pictured outside of the Santa Lucia Hall located in Little Italy, Omaha, Nebraska.

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A watch chain given to Terry Bolamperti from his grandfather. The coins contains dates on them that correspond with birthdates from men in his family dating back to his great-great grandfather.

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Dark liquid (presumably alcohol) in a glass jar. Mike Fisk found it while digging in Omaha. Unknown if it is from the Prohibition era.

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Black and white certificate of naturalization for Carmela Vacanti. Picture included.

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Text on back of photo: "18 Maggio in 1936 ho fatto questa fodografia [fotografia] che mi ricordo ed avevo 14 anni" [Translation: "18 May 1936, I made this photo to remember and I was 14 years old."

This video is an account of Gale Pemberton explaining what she brought to the Dannebrog History Harvest.

This video is an account of Lori Larsen explaining what she brought to the Dannebrog History Harvest.

This video is an account of Janet Fenton explaining what she brought to the Dannebrog History Harvest.
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