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.
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.
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.
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."