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Croce family

Object Type: Folder
In Folder: Coming to Rhode Island



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Angelo and Rosa (Iannazzi) Croce c. 1930's. Angelo and Rosa initially immigrated to Brazil and then immigrated to the United States around 1904. Rosa was born to Vito and Peppina (Falgitano) Iannazi in 1875 and died in 1943. Angelo was born to Pietro and Louisa in 1872 and died in 1961. Angelo worked as a laborer in construction. Photo is courtesy of Tracey Croce.

2019-06-20

Caterina Lepore and Tracey Croce c. 1963. Caterina loved roses and the picture is taken in front of one of her prized rose bushes. When she married her husband she asked to return to live in the United States, the country she had grown to love while living here with her parents before her father returned the family to Italy so he could die in his home country. Caterina and her husband Raffaele were from Marzano Appio, Italy. Photo courtesy of Tracey Croce.

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Iolanda Stella Viola Lepore c. 1929-1931, was a jewelry worker, mother of three, and flapper. She lived in Providence.

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Manni and Croce family c. 1940, Michael Manni (second from the left) was a stone mason. Benedetto Croce (first from the left) worked at Imperial Knife. Lucia (fourth from left) worked as a seamstress. The children are (from left to right) Joyce McBride, Beverly Croce, and Robert Croce. Also pictured are Anna (Manni) McBride (far right), Angelina Manni (center).

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Michele and Angelina Manni c. 1950's. Michele Manni was born to Dominic and Lucia (Luscia) in 1870 in Furia D'Ischia, Italy. Michele worked as stone mason and built the grotto at La Salle Academy on Academy Avenue in Rhode Island. Angelina was born to Giovanni Iacono and Raffaela in 1874 in Serrara Fontana (Ischia), Italy. Photo courtesy of Tracey Croce.

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Image of Viola Lepore and high school friends performing a play for the Sons of Italy in Providence on May 29, 1929. Photo courtesy of Tracey Croce.

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Image of Viola Lepore and high school friends performing a play for the Sons of Italy in Providence on May 29, 1929. Photo courtesy of Tracey Croce.

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Raffaele Lepore c. 1903-1904, immigrated to the United States in 1910. The formal portrait shows Raffaele in his Italian military uniform. After which he joined a seminary in Rome.

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Raffaele Lepore, c. 1906-1910. Raffaele immigrated to the United States in 1910 and worked at Brown & Sharpe and then went on to open his own store, Lepore's Variety Store, at 232 Valley Street in Providence.

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Viola and Malino Lepore c. 1929. Both were born in Providence to Caterina and Raffaele. Malino eventually worked for the United States Internal Revenue Service. Viola married Rocco DeAngelis and they had three children. Viola worked in the jewelry business her whole life.

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