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Postcard of the Santa Fe Mission Depot, Albuquerque, ca. 1912
No full textThe first view of Albuquerque for many Italian immigrants was from the city�s railroad depot. (Postcard courtesy of Nicholas P. Ciotola.
Postcard of First Street, Albuquerque, ca. 1910
No full textThe area of First Street became home to a sizable number of the Albuquerque�s Italian-born residents. (Photo courtesy of Nicholas P. Ciotola.
Postcard of San Felipe de Neri Catholic Church, ca. 1930
No full textSan Felipe de Neri Catholic Church located in Old Town, Albuquerque. Those Italian immigrants who settled in Old Town usually went to church here. (Photo courtesy of Nicholas P. Ciotola.
Columbus Hall Advertisement, ca. 1907
No full textColumbus Hall, an Italian-American community center in Albuquerque, was the location of a 1907 exhibition promoting an invention of Italian-born inventor Guglielmo Marconi, the Marconi Wireless Telegraph. (Photo courtesy of Nicholas P. Ciotola.
Franchini Brothers Advertisement, ca. 1924
No full textAfter opening the Franchini Brothers Store with his brother Ovidio, Ettore Franchini eventually sold his interest in the grocery side of the business to concentrate on travel services. (Photo courtesy of Nicholas P. Ciotola.
Franchini Brothers Advertisements, ca. 1923
No full textAfter having a number of other jobs, Ettore Franchini and his brother Ovidio opened Franchini Brothers, located at 300-302 North First Street, a prosperous wholesale and retail general merchandise store. (Photo courtesy of Nicholas P. Ciotola.
Columbus Hall Advertisement, ca. 1901
No full textWhen not being used for Italian-American events, Columbus Hall at 416 North Second Street was rented by other Albuquerque organizations in need of space. It shortly became a center for entertainment and dancing in Albuquerque. (Photo courtesy of Nicholas P. Ciotola.
Postcard of St. Joseph's Sanatorium, Albuquerque, ca. 1920
No full textNot all Italian immigrants came directly to Albuquerque. The city�s high, dry climate made it a haven for people suffering from respiratory illnesses. Some Italian immigrants came to Albuquerque from other locations for this reason, and were treated at one of the city�s many sanatoria like St. Joseph�s. (Photo courtesy of Nicholas P. Ciotola.
Postcard of the Kimo Theatre, ca. 1927
No full textThe Kimo Theatre, which opened in September of 1927, was perhaps the most unique Italian-owned business in Albuquerque. Financed by Italian immigrant Oreste Bachechi and envisioned by Maria Bachechi, the Kimo Theatre�s Native American theme was meant to rival the far eastern and Moorish theatres then were becoming popular at the time in Los Angeles and other world cities. (Photo courtesy of Nicholas P. Ciotola.
Italamer Club Musicians, Sandia Mountains, ca. 1937
No full textPhotograph taken at the first annual Italamer Club picnic in 1937. The Italamer (short for Italian-American) Club was an organization designed to promote ethnic pride and camaraderie among second-generation Italian-Americans in Albuquerque. (Photo courtesy of Ida Matteucci.
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