Dublin Core
Title
Petition in Defense of Pushcarts
Subject
Italian Americans, protest
Description
After the decision to remove the pushcarts was made, the public took great interest in opposing this removal. Signatures were collected on petitions and were presented to the mayor of Providence, requesting his intervention. Petitions were posted on pushcarts, buildings, and parked vehicles to gather signatures; 2,200 of them were obtained.
Creator
Joseph R. Muratore Collection
Source
Muratore, Joseph. Italian Americans in Rhode Island Volume I. Charleston, Chicago, Portsmouth, San Fransisco: Arcadia Publishing., 1997.
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Date
1935
Contributor
Joseph R. Muratore Collection
Format
Photograph
Language
English
Identifier
JM-IAIRI-I-1935XXXX-P-88B
Coverage
Providence, Rhode Island