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The Izzo Family: c. 1913
Submitted by weegee on Fri, 09/10/2010 - 8:16am.
Pictured in the front center is Marie Cavolo, her mother Delia (Izzo) Cavolo behind her, and Marie's Grandmother Izzo and Great-Grandmother Izzo. Taken in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, N.Y. c. 1913. View full size.
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Submitted by athenamarie on Sun, 10/23/2011 - 11:22pm.
What an amazing photo, and such a lovely picture of my grandmother as a young child.
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