Petition in Defense of Pushcarts

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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