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Great photo!   It looks like a smiling member of New York's Finest is reflected in the mirror.

Pixel Wrangler Either that or a bus driver. Great photo!

Galilla S   It's a policeman - there's another photo taken by the same photographer, Marjory Collins a few doors down on Mulberry Street a few days later in a grocery store with a policeman in it, and the hat badge (#11129) is the same design.

It's possible it's the same policeman -- the features look very similar albeit he's wearing glasses in one photograph and not in the other.

The grocery store photo is part of the same series in the FSA/OWI Collection of The Library of Congress as the above photograph and hasn't yet made its way to the flickr stream.

New York, New York. Italian-American policeman chatting with customers in a grocery store on Mulberry Street

Marjory Collins (1912-1985), photographer • January, 1943

Happy New Year!   This is Bartolomeo Dicostanzo with his wife Jennie Dicostanzo sharing a toast to the New Year 1943 from behind the bar at their restaurant, Marconi's at 114-116 Mulberry Street in the heart of the "Little Italy" section of New York City.

The DiCostanzo family consisted of at least 7 children, Frank, Luca, Pasquale, Anna, Mary (age 30 at the time of this photo), Tacy, and Rosie. [ 1 ]   No doubt their extended family numbered into high double digits.   They celebrated an annual tradition of a New Year's Eve dinner at their restaurant.

There are several other photographs of the dinner, as well as the chef, in the same series photographed by Marjory Collins in the FSA/OWI Collection of The Library of Congress that haven't yet made their way to the flickr stream.

Here's a photo of two of the daughters that night, along with a photo showing the DiCostanzo family enjoying their annual New Year's Eve Dinner.

Two of the Di Costanzo girls at their New Year's family party.

Marjory Collins (1912-1985), photographer • December 31 1942

The Di Costanzo family, owners of a restaurant on Mulberry Street, hold their annual family dinner in the restaurant on New Year's Eve.

Marjory Collins (1912-1985), photographer • December 31 1942

Pixel Wrangler Do You Know Where the Di Costanzo's family are Coming From?

Brilliant picture

I'm enjoying the cat. :)

grytlappar We all do!

In 1875 the local parish priest Father Geranimo Davadi originally from Le Marche Italy encouraged the tin miners to diversify as he could foresee problems when incomes from tin petered out. He even helped with cuttings from his own established nursery. His first vineyard being the horse paddock of the presbytery. Later planting a vineyard at the foot of Mt Marley. He is referred to as ‘ Father of the Fruit Industry ‘. Italian Influx After both world wars there was an influx of mainly Italian immigrants to the region many taking up land that Soldier settlers had abandoned. Some of them working and or farming on orchards and table grape vineyards. Local growers then making and providing bulk wine from excess ripe grapes to supply to their family and friends in the northern Queensland cane fields. A few vineyards today can trace their history back to this time with Bungawarra (Angelo Barbagallo 1920’s), Ballandean Estate (Salvatore Cardillo 1930) and Rumbalara (1928) all being established on older table grape vineyards. Source: granitebeltwine.info/history/

Italians know good vine and good food.

Luv this one...great faces....lovely expressions!!!

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called we're the people, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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