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23 memories

Photographs and films

Kodachrome snapshot of a schoolteacher in cat-eye glasses and a pastel cardigan.Memory · Needs sortingChicago, c. 1960Jun 15, 1960 · Added by Former family memberHelen RossiKodachrome snapshot of a young railroad engineer in a striped cap and chambray shirt.Memory · Needs sortingThe railyard, c. 1958Jun 15, 1958 · Added by Former family memberFrank RossiBlack-and-white studio portrait of a bookkeeper in a dark dress with a white lace collar.Memory · Needs sortingChicago, c. 1932Jun 15, 1932 · Added by Former family memberSofia RossiBlack-and-white studio portrait of a telephone operator with finger-waved bobbed hair.Memory · Needs sortingChicago, c. 1930Jun 15, 1930 · Added by Former family memberKathleen KowalskiBlack-and-white studio portrait of an Italian-American baker in a white shirt and apron strap.Memory · Needs sortingTaylor Street, Chicago, c. 1930Jun 15, 1930 · Added by Former family memberAntonio RossiBlack-and-white studio portrait of a Polish carpenter in a waistcoat and loosened tie.Memory · Needs sortingChicago, c. 1928Jun 15, 1928 · Added by Former family memberJan KowalskiSepia studio portrait of a Neapolitan seamstress in a crocheted shawl and small silver crucifix.Memory · Needs sortingNaples, c. 1907Jun 15, 1907 · Added by Former family memberMaria EspositoSnapshot of a small girl in a yellow raincoat with pigtails, laughing in a park.Memory · Needs sortingSacramento, 2025Jun 15, 2025 · Added by Former family memberMia Alvarez-KimPhotograph of a sound engineer with headphones around his neck at a mixing desk.Memory · Needs sortingSacramento, 2025Jun 15, 2025 · Added by Former family memberLeo BellPhotograph of an urban planner in an olive blouse, city rooftops blurred behind her.Memory · Needs sortingSacramento, 2025Jun 15, 2025 · Added by Former family memberEmma AlvarezSepia studio portrait of a young Irish woman in a high-necked bodice with a brooch at the throat.Memory · Needs sortingCobh, Ireland, c. 1906Jun 15, 1906 · Added by Former family memberBrigid O'MalleyPhotograph of a ceramic artist in a linen apron before shelves of unglazed pottery.Memory · Needs sortingDavis, 2025Jun 15, 2025 · Added by Former family memberElena NavarroPhotograph of a designer with an undercut and thin silver-framed glasses against a grey backdrop.Memory · Needs sortingSacramento, 2025Jun 15, 2025 · Added by Former family memberJordan KimPhotograph of a music teacher in a mustard cardigan beside an upright piano.Memory · Needs sortingSacramento, 2025Jun 15, 2025 · Added by Former family memberClara RossiPhotograph of a community organizer in a denim jacket, box braids, smiling in evening light.Memory · Needs sortingOakland, 2025Jun 15, 2025 · Added by Former family memberZoe BennettPhotograph of a librarian in tortoiseshell glasses standing before bookshelves.Memory · Needs sortingSan Francisco, 2024Jun 15, 2024 · Added by Former family memberLinda ChenPhotograph of a photographer with a salt-and-pepper beard and a camera strap over one shoulder.Memory · Needs sortingSacramento, 2024Jun 15, 2024 · Added by Former family memberPaul RossiPhotograph of a landscape architect with a grey beard, outdoors in a garden.Memory · Needs sortingOakland, 2024Jun 15, 2024 · Added by Former family memberMarcus BellPhotograph of a pediatric nurse in teal scrubs, smiling.Memory · Needs sortingOakland, 2024Jun 15, 2024 · Added by Former family memberAisha BennettPhotograph of an architect in her sixties with a silver bob and dark-rimmed glasses.Memory · Needs sortingSacramento, 2024Jun 15, 2024 · Added by Former family memberMaria AlvarezPhotograph of a civil engineer in his sixties, greying hair and wire-framed glasses.Memory · Needs sortingSacramento, 2024Jun 15, 2024 · Added by Former family memberDaniel AlvarezSepia studio portrait of a sun-weathered Neapolitan fisherman in a dark jacket and neckerchief.Memory · Needs sortingNaples, c. 1908Jun 15, 1908 · Added by Former family memberGiovanni RossiSepia studio portrait of a moustached dock labourer in a coarse wool coat and collarless shirt.Memory · Needs sortingCork, Ireland, c. 1905Jun 15, 1905 · Added by Former family memberPatrick O'Malley