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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."

Black and white photo of Aunt Rose in her home, with various items in the background. The writing on the back of the photo reads, "This is Aunt Rose April 1968 710 Pierce Street 10/14/1886 4/20/1969"

A photo of an all deaf wedding party of Norma J. Sommerheiser's uncle (her mothers brother).

Photo of six Italian gentlemen. The back reads "Mike D'Asorte, Al Vacenti, Ross Morgan, Al Vacanti, Joe Palermo, Joe Cemore Al Vacanti 528 to 85 st. Omaha 393-3655

This is a photo of Angelo Salvatore Rossitto selling newspapers in Omaha. Rossitto was born in 1908 and became an actor known as "Little Angie" or "Moe." He was 2'11" tall. Rossitto died in 1991.

As children, Jeffrey Caniglia and his cousins and friends often went to "Mosquito Hill" located in Dahlman Park, Little Italy, Omaha, NE. The hill was nicknamed such because of the relentless mosquitoes swarming the area. Caniglia recalled playing…

A postmaster certificate granted to Alice E. Grint for the Phillipsburg post office. Phillipsburg was a small community in Custer County that existed in the late nineteenth century.

Ralph Orduna’s son, Philip Orduna Reis, discussed his father’s life and displayed some artifacts from his time at the Martin Bomber Plant and his service in the US Army Air Corps as a Tuskeegee Airman. You can find this and other…

Petition for the U.S. citizenship of Joseph Vetrovsky, Riley Good's relative. Citizenship required five years of residence.

This is a postcard depicting H. Petersen and Sons lumber yard advertised in a 1915 parade. The postcard is to Mr. Iver Layhue of Loup City, Nebraska.