Italian Archives photograph collection, 1916-1952

Overview of the Collection

Title
Italian Archives photograph collection
Dates
1916-1952 (inclusive)
Quantity
62 photographs
Collection Number
P0086
Summary
The Italian Archives photograph collection contains images documenting the lives and experiences of Italian Americans in Utah. The collection consists of individual and group portraits, photographs of social and religious events, photographs of buildings and events in Sunnyside and Helper, Utah and photographs of various Catholic churches.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Italian Archives consist of photographs of Utah Italians who helped to settle the region and contributed to the growth of several Utah communities. Included are portraits of prominent Italians and their families, traditional Italian holidays and celebrations, and businesses in such communities as Sunnyside, Magna, Price, and Helper.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of Philip F. Notarianni.

Related Materials

See also manuscript materials in the Italian Archives (MS 0230).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Italian American Miscellaneous PhotographsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
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Italian stores, Markets, Churches and Miscellaneous
  • 1: Near site of store owned by David Meriotti, Sunnyside, Utah
  • 2: Magna Cash Market, pictured are Frances Hutchinson, Louis Falvo, Powell Hale, Mrs. Sadler, and Francesa Falvo, Magna, Utah, 1937
  • 3: Double Rock Store, pictured are Joe (?), Margaret Bergera Bertolina, Floyd C. Bertolina, Carlo Bertolina, Mr. Brown (butcher), and Pete Ballow (D&RG Engineer), Helper, Utah, 1919
  • 4: The Carlo A. and Camilla Bertolina Home, Helper, Utah, circa 1914
  • 5: Magna Cash Market, owner Louis Falvo, Magna, Utah, 1937
  • 6: Double Rock Store, pictured are Joe Bionde, Floyd C. Bertolina, Riccardo Lensini, Joe and John Quilico, Helper, Utah
  • 7: First Communion Class, Notre Dame Church, Price, Utah
  • 8: Confirmation of First Communion Class, Notre Dame Church, Price, Utah, 1925
  • 9: Monsignor Alfredo F. Giovannoni, Price, Utah, 1928
  • 10: Notre Dame Catholic Church Rectory, Monsignor Alfredo F. Giovannoni, Price, Utah, circa 1926
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Miscellaneous
  • 11: Alfonso Cairo, unidentified, and Giuseppe Angotti, Magna, Utah, 1920s
  • 12: Magna Cash Market, owned by Louis Falvo, Magna, Utah, 1941
  • 13: Fratellanza Minatori, Italian Miner's Society, Sunnyside, Utah, 1920s
  • 14: Cemetery, gate erected by the Italian Miner's Society, Fratellanza Minatori, Sunnyside, Utah, 1920s
  • 15: Sunnyside Italian Band, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 24, 1918
  • 16: Bertolina family, Helper, Utah, 1922
  • 17-18: Camp Glass, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 26, 1925
  • 19: Coke Ovens, Sunnyside, Utah
  • 20: In the middle is John C. Bertolina, Saltair, Utah, 1935-1936
  • 21: Francesco and Giovinna Leonelli, Tooele, Utah, 1934
  • 22: Filippo Notarianni and Alfonso Cairo, Magna, Utah, 1920s
  • 23: Anna Bergera and Margaret Bertolina behind the Double Rock Store, Helper, Utah, 1914
  • 24: First Communion Class, Notre Dame Church, Price, Utah, 1926
  • 25: Building the Carbon Hotel, 1913
  • 26: Italian Miner's Society, Fratellanza Minatori, at the cemetery in Sunnyside, Utah, 1920s
  • 27: Sunnyside, Utah
  • 28: Delegation headed by Fortunato Anselmo, Italian Vice-Consul, at Castle Gate, Utah after mine explosion
  • 29: Utah Shoe Repair, Magna, Utah, 1920s
  • 30: Deluca family, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • 31: Utah Shoe Repair, Magna, Utah, July 1927
  • 32: Italian Prisoners of War, 1944
  • 33: Utah Shoe Repair, Magna, Utah, 1920s
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Miscellaneous in various Utah locations
  • 34: Thomas Angotti, Alfonso Cairo, Filippo Notarianni, Magna, Utah, 1920s
  • 35: First Class at Notre Dame School, Price, Utah, circa 1928
  • 36-37: Dike repairing at Scofield, Utah, 1927-1928
  • 38: Fr. A. F. Giovannoni, Dominic Bergera and Frank Grosso, Price, Utah, 1914
  • 39: St. Anthony Church, Helper, Utah, 1914
  • 40: Delivery wagon for Double Rock Store, Helper, Utah, 1914
  • 41-42: Sunnyside Italian Band, Sunnyside, Utah, 1918
  • 43: Federazione Colombiana, Bingham, Utah, October 12, 1929
  • 44: Frank Norton of the Sunnyside Band, Sunnyside, Utah, 1919
  • 45: Sunnyside, Utah
  • 46: Double Rock Store, Helper, Utah, 1912
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Italian-American celebrations
  • 47-48: Italian-American Civic League Float, Days of '47 Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1952
  • 49: All-State Italian Day, pictured are Mayor Earl J. Glade, Commissioner Joe L. Christensen, unidentified, J. Bracken Lee, Bishop Duane Hurst(?), unidentified, and Mrs. Lee, Lagoon Resort, 1953
  • 50: All-State Italian Day, Lagoon Resort, 1953
  • 51: All-State Italian Day, pictured are J. Bracken Lee, unidentified, unidentified, and Frances Caruso, Lagoon Resort, 1953
  • 52: Celebration of the naming of Fr. A. F. Giovannoni as a Monsignor. First Row (left to right): Adolph Giovannoni, Ancilla Giovannoni, Josephine Giovannoni, Msgr. A.F. Giovannoni, Ray Demming, Clarence H. Stephenson. Second Row: Victor Litizzette, Dominic Bergera, Frank Bombino, Fortunato Anselmo, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Sam Scalzo, R. Scalzo, R. R. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. J. E. Flynn, Mrs. Henry Ruggeri, Henry Ruggeri, Carl Marcusen. Thrid Row: Frank Capitolo, Dr. Bash(?), Mrs. Harvey, Neal Powers, Mrs. Joseph Barboglio, M. Harvey, Joseph Barboglio. Price, Utah, December 24, 1925
  • 53: Christofer Columbus Lodge Float, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 24, 1924
  • 54: The Burascano family
  • 55: Members of the Aragona Burascano family in Santa Lucia, Messina, Italy, before coming to America. Relatives of Mrs. Louis Lingos, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • 56: Members of the Burascano family in St. George, Utah
  • 57-58: Italian wedding celebration, Carbon County, Utah
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Italian families, wedding and power plant
  • 59: Italian family prior to leaving Italy, 1920
  • 60: Italian family portrait, Helper, Utah, 1928
  • 61: Italian wedding celebration, Spring Canyon, Utah
  • 62: Helper Power Plant and crew, circa 1925

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Catholic church buildings--Utah--Photographs
  • Italian Americans--Utah--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Helper (Utah)--Photographs
  • Sunnyside (Utah)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Group portraits--1913-1953
  • Photographic prints--1913-1953
  • Portrait photographs--1913-1953