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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.

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…

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.

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

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

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"

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."

A photo of Conrad and Katherine Schneider-Zetterkapf taken before 1924

Photo depicts Flaminio and other Italian Men outside a building where they worked at and was owned by the railroad.