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Black and white photo of the Vacanti family grocery store. The back reads "Sept. 18, 1940 Uncle John, Louise Vacanti, Fred Vacanti Vacanti Grocery Store 802 Pierce St"

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 photo captures Joe Caniglia's nanu, his grandfather. His grandfather and grandmother came directly to Omaha from Carlentini, Sicily.

Marriage license for the state of Nebraska between Vincenzo Vacanti and Carmela Laferla.

Declaration of intention for Vincenzo Vacanti. Seal included.

Letter to Mrs. Vacanti from WM J. Kunzmann Colonel, Inf. Commanding. Its contents thank and praise Mrs. Vacanti and the other citizens of Omaha, Nebraska for aiding United States Military troops, especially from the Army and Navy who were delayed on…

This photo features a wedding party. Pictured is Joe Caniglia's grandfather, grandmother, and his grandfather's youngest brother and sister. The brother, Luciano, was the groom. Lots of Caniglia's family members were in the wedding ceremony. A woman…

This photo pictures Joe Caniglia's grandparents and his two uncles. Canglia's father, born in 1910, is not yet in the picture.

This family photo shows Joe Caniglia's grandparents, his father (born in 1910), and his father's sister and brother.

This photo captures four women of the Scaletta family. The photo, taken in Palermo, Sicily, shows Giuseppina in the front, her step-mother Antonina holding her half-sister Liboria in the back, and an elderly woman who may be her grandmother.…