Photo postcard of the statue of Santa Lucia
Santa Lucia; religion; Little Italy, Omaha, Neb.
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 and martyr Santa Lucia, patron of Carlentini, [Italian] colony of Omaha, Neb., August 1925)
Joan Swan, Little Italy Omaha History Harvest, 2018