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| Lucy Salvia (mother) with children Josephine (left), Camille and Joseph, 1911, photo by Lewis Hine |
143 Hudson St., ground floor. Mrs. Salvia; Joe, 10
years old; Josephine, 14 years old; Camille, 7 years old. Picking nuts in a dirty tenement home. The bag of cracked nuts (on
chair) had been standing open all day waiting for the children to get home from school. The mangy cat (under table) roamed
about over everything. Baby is sleeping in the dark inner bedroom (3 yrs. old). Location: New York, New York (State)
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| Joseph Salvia and sister Josephine, date unknown. Photo provided by family. |
I interviewed Joseph's son. Nobody in the family was aware of the Lewis
Hine photo. The tenement burned down a few years after the photo was taken, and family photos were destroyed. The son
had never seen a picture of the inside of his father's apartment, nor had he seen any photos of his father, grandmother Lucy,
Aunt Josephine or Aunt Camille from that era. Joseph became a New York City policeman and moved to California after he
retired. Excerpts of the interview with the son will be posted later.
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| Camille Salvia, date unknown. Photo provided by family. |
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