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1. Bank of Italy, c. 1910 - Print, Photographic

   Bank of Italy, c. 1910. Black-and-white portrait-oriented photograph shows six men in dark suits standing in front of the entrance to San Francisco's Bank of Italy. The entrance is a tall, rounded doorway in a marble building with a column on either side. "Bank of Italy" is painted in gold on the glass above the door.

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. Bortoli Shoe Store, South San Francisco, 1910 - Print, Photographic

   Bortoli Shoe Store, South San Francisco, 1910. Black-and-white photograph shows a shoe store interior, with two men posing in front of walls stocked with shoe boxes. The man on the left, store owner Giovanni Bortoli, has a large mustache and wears an apron and bowler hat. The unidentified man on the right is younger and also wears an apron. Tables and various small tools stand between them and in the photo's foreground.

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Crimebuster: A Son's Search for His Father - Videodisc, Digital

   Crimebuster: A Son's Search for His Father (Director's Cut), 2010. Documentary film on DVD. Synopsis on the case states, "An Italian-American photojournalist journeys in search of the story of his father, crimebuster and jurist Louis B. Dematteis. A story of family, estrangement, justice and healing, two generations in America." Producer and Director: Louis F. Dematteis Co-producer and Co-director: Mary Jo McConahay 16x9 Widescreen Memorex ...

   Record Type: Archive

   
4. Delmontes Market, c. 1940-1960 - Print, Photographic

   Delmontes Market, c. 1940-1960. Black-and-white photograph shows the interior of a small grocery store, with various canned and boxed goods stocked on the side walls. In front of each wall is a long counter, with a wide center aisle of dark tile (?) floor between them. A middle-aged man stands before the counter on the left, and a dark-haired woman stands before the counter on the right. Along the back wall are various small posters, including tw...

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Delucchi's Store Redwood City - Print, Photographic

   Delucchi's Store Redwood City. Black-and-white photograph shows a grocery store interior, with various canned goods lining the walls. A tall counter runs in front of the wall, and in front of the counter stand a man and a woman. The woman has dark hair and wears a high-necked dark dress; the man (possibly Joe Delucchi?) has a large mustache and wears a suit. In the foreground are various boxes of goods, and a column of white cans along the photo'...

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Demma Grocery Store, Redwood City, c. 1920s - Print, Photographic

   Demma Grocery Store, Redwood City, c. 1920s. Black-and-white photograph shows the interior of a grocery store, with canned goods stacked along the walls, a produce display on the left, stacked boxes of unknown goods in the center, and a long counter on the right. A middle-aged man and woman stand on either side of the counter; the man, Giuseppe (Joe) Demma, wears suspenders and has a gray beard; the woman, his wife Giovanna (Jennie), wears a flor...

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Dominic Guastavino New Year's Eve Celebration - Image, Digital

   Dominic Guastavino New Year's Eve Celebration, c. 1955-1956. Digital scan of a black and white photograph shows a group of men celebrating on New Year's Eve in the Guastavino's Nursery Barn in Colma. Dominic Guastavino stands at left and wears a white jacket and black bowler hat. To the right, Joe Lencioni, Russ Parkison, and Dom Guastavino pretend to play instruments. Joe and Russ sit on chairs while Dom crouches next to them; all stand on a low...

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Group Photograph in Front of the Guastavino Family Nursery - Image, Digital

   Group Photograph in Front of the Guastavino Family Nursery, c. 1950s. Digital scan of a black and white photograph shows five adults and two children posing in front of a long greenhouse with various plants growing at the building's base. The nursery contained asparagus, maidenhair fern and dahlias. Front row left to right: Dominic Guastavino with son Dom; John Mangiante; Sue Mangiante. Back row left to right: Mary Guastavino; Anbrogio Guastavino...

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Group Photograph on the Road in Front of the Guastavino Home - Image, Digital

   Group Photograph on the Road in Front of the Guastavino Home, c. 1943-1944. Digital scan of a black and white photograph shows nine men, one woman, and one child posing on road in Colma in front of the Guastavino family home. Back row left to right: [?]; Ambrogio's older brother; Ambrogio Guastavino; Joe Guastavino; Sue Mangiante; Giacumo Mangiante. Front row left to right: Tony Vaccavessa; John Mangiante; Dominic Guastavino; Louie Mangiante; Joh...

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Guastavino Family at Ranch Home in Colma - Image, Digital

    Guastavino Family at Ranch Home in Colma, c. 1953-1954. Digital scan of a black and white photograph shows the Guastavino family gathered around a dining room table in their Colma Ranch Home. Standing, left to right: John Guastavino with son Bobby; Gesupina Guastavino; Gesupina's cousin, Katolin Guastavino and her friend Crissy; Joe Ferro and Elvita Farro. Seated, left to right: Ambrogio Guastavino; Giacumo Mangiante (with back to camera); Domini...

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Guastavino Family Home in Colma at Christmas - Image, Digital

    Guastavino Family Home in Colma at Christmas, c. 1951-1952. Digital scan of a black and white photograph shows children of various ages posing for a photograph in a home decorated for Christmas. Front row left to right: Minnie Lencioni; Bobby Guastavino; Kataline Guastavino. Back row left to right: Dominic Guastavino; Joey (Joe) Lencioni; John Mangiante. Grayscale TIFF file, 2758 x 4051 pixels, 21.34 MB. Digital image created 11/13/2018.

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Guidi's "The Hub" South San Francisco, 1945 - Print, Photographic

    Guidi's "The Hub" South San Francisco, 1945. Black-and-white photograph shows a long, narrow aisle in a store's interior. On the left side of the aisle is a tall shelf with various clothing articles hanging on it. On the right side is a long counter, stacked with more clothing, fabric, and various other indeterminate articles. Behind the counter and a ways down from the photographer stand two people, an older man, Charles Guidi, and his adult dau...

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. Guido and Josie Baldaccini in Baldaccinis Store on Broadway in Redwood City, c. 1900s - Print, Photographic

    Guido and Josie Baldaccini in Baldaccinis Store on Broadway in Redwood City, c. 1900s. Black-and-white photograph shows a man and a woman standing inside a store. The store is rectangular, with unfinished walls and floor and two exposed wooden support beams running between the walls near the back. Along the left wall are shelves with various fruits, vegetables, and self-service bulk bins of unknown items. Along the right are wooden stands filled ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. Italian American Citizens Club, Colma, c. 1920-1945 - Print, Photographic

    Italian American Citizens Club, Colma, c. 1920-1945. Black-and-white, approximately square photo depicting a man on a narrow stage, holding an accordion and with a microphone in front of him. Behind him is a large poster reading "Citizen of the Year," with two American flags hanging sideways below it, and below that a partially-obscured poster or banner reading "ITALIAN AMERICAN CITIZENS CLUB DALY CITY COLMA." In the bottom foreground are the hea...

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. Italian American Sporting Club Annual Carnival Dance, 1935 - Print, Photographic

    Italian American Sporting Club Annual Carnival Dance, 1935. Black-and-white photograph depicting a posed group shot of at least one hundred people, sitting and standing in rows facing the photographer. People wear various costumes. A string of lights is hung horizontally across the photograph above the people; above that is a black banner with white text reading "ITALIAN AMERICAN SPORTING CLUB / OF SAN MATEO / ANNUAL CARNIVAL-DANCE JAN 12, 19...

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. Italian Family at Ellis Island by Lewis W. Hine, 1905 - Print, Photographic

    Italian Family at Ellis Island by Lewis W. Hine, 1905. Black-and-white photograph shows a family of four, standing in front of stacks of battered suitcases. In the foreground is a young teenage boy, wearing a light-colored suit, hat, and carrying a sack over his shoulder. He holds the hand of a young girl in a white dress and bonnet. Just behind and to the left of them are an older woman, likely their mother, wearing a dark shirt and skirt and a ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. J. Benedetti Delivering the Mail - Print, Photographic

    J. Benedetti Delivering the Mail. Black-and-white photograph depicts a man on a bicycle, facing the camera. He smiles and wears a hat and white shirt with floral tie. Balanced on the front of his bicycle is a large cardboard box with an American flag on it and "MAIL" written underneath. In the distance behind him are some unidentified buildings.

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. Jefferson Market Italian Grocery Interior, Daly City, c. 1930-1960 - Print, Photographic

    Jefferson Market Italian Grocery Interior, Daly City, c. 1930-1960. Black-and-white photograph of a store interior, with a long black counter. Front of counter and walls behind it are well-stocked with a variety of canned goods; about a dozen unknown white things hang suspended over the counter as well. An older man and dark-haired woman sit behind the counter, while two younger men stand in the corner near the right side of the photo. All three ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
19. John Beltramo in Menlo Park Vinyard, c. 1900-1930 - Print, Photographic

    John Beltramo in Menlo Park Vinyard, c. 1900-1930. Black-and-white portrait-oriented photograph depicting John Beltramo, an older man with a white mustache, wearing a suit vest and hat. He stands in front of grapevines, difficult to see due to overexposure, at his Menlo Park vineyard.

    Record Type: Photo

    
20. Marco Daba and Mr. Bacco, c. 1910-1940 - Print, Photographic

    Marco Daba and Mr. Bacco, c. 1910-1940. Black-and-white photograph shows two middle-aged men (unknown which is which), both wearing hats, standing in front of a wall of what look like wooden drawers or crates. In front of them is a table with wood pieces and what looks like carpentry equipment. There is a bottle of wine and two glasses depicted in front of the gentleman on the right.

    Record Type: Photo

    
21. Mr. and Mrs. A.P. Giannini, c. 1895-1905 - Print, Photographic

    Mr. and Mrs. A.P. Giannini, c. 1895-1905. Black-and-white photograph depicts Amadeo Giannini, seated in an ornate chair and wearing a dark formal suit. His dark hair is slicked back and he has a mustache. To the left, slightly behind a small desk and partially cut off by the photograph's edge, is his wife Clorinda, a young dark-haired woman in a formal dress.

    Record Type: Photo

    
22. New Year’s Eve at Guastavino Nursery - Image, Digital

    New Year’s Eve at Guastavino Nursery, c. 1955-1956. Digital scan of a black and white photograph shows Dominic Guastavino at a makeshift bar in his Nursery Barn in Colma. The bar consists of a table covered with a white tablecloth in the corner of a room with plain floor and walls. Guastavino stands behind the table wearing a black bowler hat and white jacket. He smiles and pours a drink. Above and behind him are decorations for a New Year's Eve ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
23. Pagano Store Redwood City, c. 1908-1920 - Print, Photographic

    Pagano Store Redwood City, c. 1908-1920. Black-and-white photograph depicts two men, likely store employees Joe Delucchi and Tony Cassaretto, and a dog (?) posing at the entrance to a store with wood-framed glass windows. Man on the left has a mustache and hat while the other man looks younger; both wear black sweaters over collared shirts with ties. Text painted on the store windows reads "G.B. Pagano & co." and "Imported Goods from Italy Grocer...

    Record Type: Photo

    
24. Untitled [Guido Casentini Hog Farm] - Print, Photographic

    Untitled [Guido Casentini Hog Farm], c. 1920-1945. Sepia-toned photograph shows three members of the Casentini family posing for a photograph in a large wooden pen at their hog farm in Daly City. Guido Casentini and his wife Assunta stand near center facing the camera. Guido holds a shovel in his left hand, and Assunta carries a small pig in her arms. A cluster of hogs fills the left-hand side of the pen. A second man, Giovanni Casentini, stands ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
25. Valerio Fontana Monuments and Vaults, Colma, c. 1920s - Print, Photographic

    Valerio Fontana Monuments and Vaults, Colma, c. 1920s. Black-and-white photograph depicts a large building apparently made of sheet metal, open on the side facing the camera and supported by several central beams. Inside, a worker poses beside various equipment. Outside and to the left of the building are an array of headstones. A large billboard above the building reads "V. FONTANA & CO. MONUMENTS AND VAULTS / ALL KINDS OF CEMETARY WORK."

    Record Type: Photo