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Photograph of Concetta and Salvatore Monaco in Little Italy, Omaha.

In the late 1890s, Chuck's great-grandparents came from Carlentini. They worked as bakers in the Little Italy community in Omaha.

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.

The subject of this photograph is assumed to be Alfio Nisi's grandfather, but this cannot be confirmed. The photo is over 100 years old.

Portrait of an unknown woman.

Photograph and newspaper clipping describing death of Sam Vacanti, the uncle of Louise Vacanti, who lost his life on November 27, 1944. After enlisting in the Navy in 1934, he was stationed at a Pacific naval base and later died in a plane crash near…

This card depicts the Santa Lucia statue used for the Santa Lucia Festival in Omaha, Neb. in August 1925. The text below the statue reads: "Santa Lucia Vergine e Martire, Patrona di Carlentini, Colony of Omaha, Neb., August, 1925." (Transl.: Virgin…

This is a photo of an unidentified Italian male, posing in an Italian military uniform. The image is printed on the front of a postcard. Back of postcard reads in handwriting: "My mother Josephina Venuto nephew; son of her sister Juanna" "Questo è il…

Black and white photo of the Santa Lucia Hall. The sign on the front of the building reads, "Santa Lucia Property" with an American flag on one end and a Italian flag on the other end. There is a banner that stretches the length of the building and a…