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2001.042.005

Created:
Author: Amita Kiley
Core
Title
Nino and Athena Capraro with Arturo Giovannitti, 1922
Title (generic)
Photograph
Accession No.

This photo features Strike of 1919 organizer Nino Capraro (1896-1975) and his toddler-age daughter Athena. They are posing outside with Arturo Giovannitti in Rochester in 1922. We are not sure if it's Rochester, NY. Both men are wearing suit jackets and hats.

For more images of the Capraro family see LE2-Italians 2001.042.001-004 and LS5-Strike of 1919 2001.042.006 and .008

Capraro's papers are available at the University of Minnesota. The following is a brief bio excerpted from that finding aid:

Born in Sciacca, Sicily, on Jan. 11, 1891, Anthony (Nino) Capraro was the son of a wine and leather merchant. He came to the United States as a child, settling with his family in New York in 1902.

As a teen-ager Capraro joined a group of Italian-American anarchists .inspired by Enrico Malatesta. Among his friends were the journalist Carlo Tresca whose murder in 1942 in New York is still unsolved, and the poet Arturo Giovannitti. Both were anarchists.

Arrested in 1908 in connection with his political activities, Capraro spent three years in the jails of New York State. After his release, he became one of the major organizers of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and a collaborator of Sidney Hillman and August Bellanca.

While directing the 1919 strike of textile workers in Lawrence, Capraro was kidnapped and beaten. At that time he was also a correspondent for the New York Call, a Socialist daily newspaper. Later he edited his own newspaper, Utopia, in Rochester, N.Y.

During the 1920's, he was active in the effort to save the lives of Sacco and Vanzetti.

He became a spokesman for antifascism among Italian-Americans and helped Italian exiles who came to the United States. As an arbiter in labor disputes, he founded the Greater Clothing Contractors Association in New York City in 1932.

Upon his retirement in 1953, Capraro devoted himself to the study of Cervantes. He had lived in Northampton for 10 years.

Max Salvadori, professor of history at Smith College, described Capraro as it “one of the most effective organizers among Italian-Americans in the labor movement." He said his friendship with Capraro dated back to 1938, when Salvadori first visited the United States.

Collection
Lawrence History Center General Photograph Collection
Place
Rochester
Date (created)
1922
Format
4" x 5"
Rights
The Lawrence History Center holds this image but may not have full intellectual property and legal rights to it. Please contact the Center for more information.
Administrative
Image Catalog
LS5-Strikes
Location
2nd Floor - Media Vault - Photo Box
Condition
Excellent
Display Value
Excellent
Cataloged By
Kiley, Amita
Cataloged On
Status
OK
Original/Copy
Reproduction

2001.042.005

Created:
Author: Amita Kiley
Core
Title
Nino and Athena Capraro with Arturo Giovannitti, 1922
Title (generic)
Photograph
Accession No.

This photo features Strike of 1919 organizer Nino Capraro (1896-1975) and his toddler-age daughter Athena. They are posing outside with Arturo Giovannitti in Rochester in 1922. We are not sure if it's Rochester, NY. Both men are wearing suit jackets and hats.

For more images of the Capraro family see LE2-Italians 2001.042.001-004 and LS5-Strike of 1919 2001.042.006 and .008

Capraro's papers are available at the University of Minnesota. The following is a brief bio excerpted from that finding aid:

Born in Sciacca, Sicily, on Jan. 11, 1891, Anthony (Nino) Capraro was the son of a wine and leather merchant. He came to the United States as a child, settling with his family in New York in 1902.

As a teen-ager Capraro joined a group of Italian-American anarchists .inspired by Enrico Malatesta. Among his friends were the journalist Carlo Tresca whose murder in 1942 in New York is still unsolved, and the poet Arturo Giovannitti. Both were anarchists.

Arrested in 1908 in connection with his political activities, Capraro spent three years in the jails of New York State. After his release, he became one of the major organizers of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and a collaborator of Sidney Hillman and August Bellanca.

While directing the 1919 strike of textile workers in Lawrence, Capraro was kidnapped and beaten. At that time he was also a correspondent for the New York Call, a Socialist daily newspaper. Later he edited his own newspaper, Utopia, in Rochester, N.Y.

During the 1920's, he was active in the effort to save the lives of Sacco and Vanzetti.

He became a spokesman for antifascism among Italian-Americans and helped Italian exiles who came to the United States. As an arbiter in labor disputes, he founded the Greater Clothing Contractors Association in New York City in 1932.

Upon his retirement in 1953, Capraro devoted himself to the study of Cervantes. He had lived in Northampton for 10 years.

Max Salvadori, professor of history at Smith College, described Capraro as it “one of the most effective organizers among Italian-Americans in the labor movement." He said his friendship with Capraro dated back to 1938, when Salvadori first visited the United States.

Collection
Lawrence History Center General Photograph Collection
Place
Rochester
Date (created)
1922
Format
4" x 5"
Rights
The Lawrence History Center holds this image but may not have full intellectual property and legal rights to it. Please contact the Center for more information.
Administrative
Image Catalog
LS5-Strikes
Location
2nd Floor - Media Vault - Photo Box
Condition
Excellent
Display Value
Excellent
Cataloged By
Kiley, Amita
Cataloged On
Status
OK
Original/Copy
Reproduction

2001.042.005

Created:
Author: Amita Kiley
Core
Title
Nino and Athena Capraro with Arturo Giovannitti, 1922
Title (generic)
Photograph
Accession No.

This photo features Strike of 1919 organizer Nino Capraro (1896-1975) and his toddler-age daughter Athena. They are posing outside with Arturo Giovannitti in Rochester in 1922. We are not sure if it's Rochester, NY. Both men are wearing suit jackets and hats.

For more images of the Capraro family see LE2-Italians 2001.042.001-004 and LS5-Strike of 1919 2001.042.006 and .008

Capraro's papers are available at the University of Minnesota. The following is a brief bio excerpted from that finding aid:

Born in Sciacca, Sicily, on Jan. 11, 1891, Anthony (Nino) Capraro was the son of a wine and leather merchant. He came to the United States as a child, settling with his family in New York in 1902.

As a teen-ager Capraro joined a group of Italian-American anarchists .inspired by Enrico Malatesta. Among his friends were the journalist Carlo Tresca whose murder in 1942 in New York is still unsolved, and the poet Arturo Giovannitti. Both were anarchists.

Arrested in 1908 in connection with his political activities, Capraro spent three years in the jails of New York State. After his release, he became one of the major organizers of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and a collaborator of Sidney Hillman and August Bellanca.

While directing the 1919 strike of textile workers in Lawrence, Capraro was kidnapped and beaten. At that time he was also a correspondent for the New York Call, a Socialist daily newspaper. Later he edited his own newspaper, Utopia, in Rochester, N.Y.

During the 1920's, he was active in the effort to save the lives of Sacco and Vanzetti.

He became a spokesman for antifascism among Italian-Americans and helped Italian exiles who came to the United States. As an arbiter in labor disputes, he founded the Greater Clothing Contractors Association in New York City in 1932.

Upon his retirement in 1953, Capraro devoted himself to the study of Cervantes. He had lived in Northampton for 10 years.

Max Salvadori, professor of history at Smith College, described Capraro as it “one of the most effective organizers among Italian-Americans in the labor movement." He said his friendship with Capraro dated back to 1938, when Salvadori first visited the United States.

Collection
Lawrence History Center General Photograph Collection
Place
Rochester
Date (created)
1922
Format
4" x 5"
Rights
The Lawrence History Center holds this image but may not have full intellectual property and legal rights to it. Please contact the Center for more information.
Administrative
Image Catalog
LS5-Strikes
Location
2nd Floor - Media Vault - Photo Box
Condition
Excellent
Display Value
Excellent
Cataloged By
Kiley, Amita
Cataloged On
Status
OK
Original/Copy
Reproduction

2001.042.005

Created:
Author: Amita Kiley
Core
Title
Nino and Athena Capraro with Arturo Giovannitti, 1922
Title (generic)
Photograph
Accession No.

This photo features Strike of 1919 organizer Nino Capraro (1896-1975) and his toddler-age daughter Athena. They are posing outside with Arturo Giovannitti in Rochester in 1922. We are not sure if it's Rochester, NY. Both men are wearing suit jackets and hats.

For more images of the Capraro family see LE2-Italians 2001.042.001-004 and LS5-Strike of 1919 2001.042.006 and .008

Capraro's papers are available at the University of Minnesota. The following is a brief bio excerpted from that finding aid:

Born in Sciacca, Sicily, on Jan. 11, 1891, Anthony (Nino) Capraro was the son of a wine and leather merchant. He came to the United States as a child, settling with his family in New York in 1902.

As a teen-ager Capraro joined a group of Italian-American anarchists .inspired by Enrico Malatesta. Among his friends were the journalist Carlo Tresca whose murder in 1942 in New York is still unsolved, and the poet Arturo Giovannitti. Both were anarchists.

Arrested in 1908 in connection with his political activities, Capraro spent three years in the jails of New York State. After his release, he became one of the major organizers of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and a collaborator of Sidney Hillman and August Bellanca.

While directing the 1919 strike of textile workers in Lawrence, Capraro was kidnapped and beaten. At that time he was also a correspondent for the New York Call, a Socialist daily newspaper. Later he edited his own newspaper, Utopia, in Rochester, N.Y.

During the 1920's, he was active in the effort to save the lives of Sacco and Vanzetti.

He became a spokesman for antifascism among Italian-Americans and helped Italian exiles who came to the United States. As an arbiter in labor disputes, he founded the Greater Clothing Contractors Association in New York City in 1932.

Upon his retirement in 1953, Capraro devoted himself to the study of Cervantes. He had lived in Northampton for 10 years.

Max Salvadori, professor of history at Smith College, described Capraro as it “one of the most effective organizers among Italian-Americans in the labor movement." He said his friendship with Capraro dated back to 1938, when Salvadori first visited the United States.

Collection
Lawrence History Center General Photograph Collection
Place
Rochester
Date (created)
1922
Format
4" x 5"
Rights
The Lawrence History Center holds this image but may not have full intellectual property and legal rights to it. Please contact the Center for more information.
Administrative
Image Catalog
LS5-Strikes
Location
2nd Floor - Media Vault - Photo Box
Condition
Excellent
Display Value
Excellent
Cataloged By
Kiley, Amita
Cataloged On
Status
OK
Original/Copy
Reproduction

2001.042.005

Created:
Author: Amita Kiley
Core
Title
Nino and Athena Capraro with Arturo Giovannitti, 1922
Title (generic)
Photograph
Accession No.

This photo features Strike of 1919 organizer Nino Capraro (1896-1975) and his toddler-age daughter Athena. They are posing outside with Arturo Giovannitti in Rochester in 1922. We are not sure if it's Rochester, NY. Both men are wearing suit jackets and hats.

For more images of the Capraro family see LE2-Italians 2001.042.001-004 and LS5-Strike of 1919 2001.042.006 and .008

Capraro's papers are available at the University of Minnesota. The following is a brief bio excerpted from that finding aid:

Born in Sciacca, Sicily, on Jan. 11, 1891, Anthony (Nino) Capraro was the son of a wine and leather merchant. He came to the United States as a child, settling with his family in New York in 1902.

As a teen-ager Capraro joined a group of Italian-American anarchists .inspired by Enrico Malatesta. Among his friends were the journalist Carlo Tresca whose murder in 1942 in New York is still unsolved, and the poet Arturo Giovannitti. Both were anarchists.

Arrested in 1908 in connection with his political activities, Capraro spent three years in the jails of New York State. After his release, he became one of the major organizers of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and a collaborator of Sidney Hillman and August Bellanca.

While directing the 1919 strike of textile workers in Lawrence, Capraro was kidnapped and beaten. At that time he was also a correspondent for the New York Call, a Socialist daily newspaper. Later he edited his own newspaper, Utopia, in Rochester, N.Y.

During the 1920's, he was active in the effort to save the lives of Sacco and Vanzetti.

He became a spokesman for antifascism among Italian-Americans and helped Italian exiles who came to the United States. As an arbiter in labor disputes, he founded the Greater Clothing Contractors Association in New York City in 1932.

Upon his retirement in 1953, Capraro devoted himself to the study of Cervantes. He had lived in Northampton for 10 years.

Max Salvadori, professor of history at Smith College, described Capraro as it “one of the most effective organizers among Italian-Americans in the labor movement." He said his friendship with Capraro dated back to 1938, when Salvadori first visited the United States.

Collection
Lawrence History Center General Photograph Collection
Place
Rochester
Date (created)
1922
Format
4" x 5"
Rights
The Lawrence History Center holds this image but may not have full intellectual property and legal rights to it. Please contact the Center for more information.
Administrative
Image Catalog
LS5-Strikes
Location
2nd Floor - Media Vault - Photo Box
Condition
Excellent
Display Value
Excellent
Cataloged By
Kiley, Amita
Cataloged On
Status
OK
Original/Copy
Reproduction

2001.042.005

Created:
Author: Amita Kiley
Core
Title
Nino and Athena Capraro with Arturo Giovannitti, 1922
Title (generic)
Photograph
Accession No.

This photo features Strike of 1919 organizer Nino Capraro (1896-1975) and his toddler-age daughter Athena. They are posing outside with Arturo Giovannitti in Rochester in 1922. We are not sure if it's Rochester, NY. Both men are wearing suit jackets and hats.

For more images of the Capraro family see LE2-Italians 2001.042.001-004 and LS5-Strike of 1919 2001.042.006 and .008

Capraro's papers are available at the University of Minnesota. The following is a brief bio excerpted from that finding aid:

Born in Sciacca, Sicily, on Jan. 11, 1891, Anthony (Nino) Capraro was the son of a wine and leather merchant. He came to the United States as a child, settling with his family in New York in 1902.

As a teen-ager Capraro joined a group of Italian-American anarchists .inspired by Enrico Malatesta. Among his friends were the journalist Carlo Tresca whose murder in 1942 in New York is still unsolved, and the poet Arturo Giovannitti. Both were anarchists.

Arrested in 1908 in connection with his political activities, Capraro spent three years in the jails of New York State. After his release, he became one of the major organizers of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and a collaborator of Sidney Hillman and August Bellanca.

While directing the 1919 strike of textile workers in Lawrence, Capraro was kidnapped and beaten. At that time he was also a correspondent for the New York Call, a Socialist daily newspaper. Later he edited his own newspaper, Utopia, in Rochester, N.Y.

During the 1920's, he was active in the effort to save the lives of Sacco and Vanzetti.

He became a spokesman for antifascism among Italian-Americans and helped Italian exiles who came to the United States. As an arbiter in labor disputes, he founded the Greater Clothing Contractors Association in New York City in 1932.

Upon his retirement in 1953, Capraro devoted himself to the study of Cervantes. He had lived in Northampton for 10 years.

Max Salvadori, professor of history at Smith College, described Capraro as it “one of the most effective organizers among Italian-Americans in the labor movement." He said his friendship with Capraro dated back to 1938, when Salvadori first visited the United States.

Collection
Lawrence History Center General Photograph Collection
Place
Rochester
Date (created)
1922
Format
4" x 5"
Rights
The Lawrence History Center holds this image but may not have full intellectual property and legal rights to it. Please contact the Center for more information.
Administrative
Image Catalog
LS5-Strikes
Location
2nd Floor - Media Vault - Photo Box
Condition
Excellent
Display Value
Excellent
Cataloged By
Kiley, Amita
Cataloged On
Status
OK
Original/Copy
Reproduction

2001.042.005

Created:
Author: Amita Kiley
Core
Title
Nino and Athena Capraro with Arturo Giovannitti, 1922
Title (generic)
Photograph
Accession No.

This photo features Strike of 1919 organizer Nino Capraro (1896-1975) and his toddler-age daughter Athena. They are posing outside with Arturo Giovannitti in Rochester in 1922. We are not sure if it's Rochester, NY. Both men are wearing suit jackets and hats.

For more images of the Capraro family see LE2-Italians 2001.042.001-004 and LS5-Strike of 1919 2001.042.006 and .008

Capraro's papers are available at the University of Minnesota. The following is a brief bio excerpted from that finding aid:

Born in Sciacca, Sicily, on Jan. 11, 1891, Anthony (Nino) Capraro was the son of a wine and leather merchant. He came to the United States as a child, settling with his family in New York in 1902.

As a teen-ager Capraro joined a group of Italian-American anarchists .inspired by Enrico Malatesta. Among his friends were the journalist Carlo Tresca whose murder in 1942 in New York is still unsolved, and the poet Arturo Giovannitti. Both were anarchists.

Arrested in 1908 in connection with his political activities, Capraro spent three years in the jails of New York State. After his release, he became one of the major organizers of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and a collaborator of Sidney Hillman and August Bellanca.

While directing the 1919 strike of textile workers in Lawrence, Capraro was kidnapped and beaten. At that time he was also a correspondent for the New York Call, a Socialist daily newspaper. Later he edited his own newspaper, Utopia, in Rochester, N.Y.

During the 1920's, he was active in the effort to save the lives of Sacco and Vanzetti.

He became a spokesman for antifascism among Italian-Americans and helped Italian exiles who came to the United States. As an arbiter in labor disputes, he founded the Greater Clothing Contractors Association in New York City in 1932.

Upon his retirement in 1953, Capraro devoted himself to the study of Cervantes. He had lived in Northampton for 10 years.

Max Salvadori, professor of history at Smith College, described Capraro as it “one of the most effective organizers among Italian-Americans in the labor movement." He said his friendship with Capraro dated back to 1938, when Salvadori first visited the United States.

Collection
Lawrence History Center General Photograph Collection
Place
Rochester
Date (created)
1922
Format
4" x 5"
Rights
The Lawrence History Center holds this image but may not have full intellectual property and legal rights to it. Please contact the Center for more information.
Administrative
Image Catalog
LS5-Strikes
Location
2nd Floor - Media Vault - Photo Box
Condition
Excellent
Display Value
Excellent
Cataloged By
Kiley, Amita
Cataloged On
Status
OK
Original/Copy
Reproduction

2001.042.005

Created:
Author: Amita Kiley
Core
Title
Nino and Athena Capraro with Arturo Giovannitti, 1922
Title (generic)
Photograph
Accession No.

This photo features Strike of 1919 organizer Nino Capraro (1896-1975) and his toddler-age daughter Athena. They are posing outside with Arturo Giovannitti in Rochester in 1922. We are not sure if it's Rochester, NY. Both men are wearing suit jackets and hats.

For more images of the Capraro family see LE2-Italians 2001.042.001-004 and LS5-Strike of 1919 2001.042.006 and .008

Capraro's papers are available at the University of Minnesota. The following is a brief bio excerpted from that finding aid:

Born in Sciacca, Sicily, on Jan. 11, 1891, Anthony (Nino) Capraro was the son of a wine and leather merchant. He came to the United States as a child, settling with his family in New York in 1902.

As a teen-ager Capraro joined a group of Italian-American anarchists .inspired by Enrico Malatesta. Among his friends were the journalist Carlo Tresca whose murder in 1942 in New York is still unsolved, and the poet Arturo Giovannitti. Both were anarchists.

Arrested in 1908 in connection with his political activities, Capraro spent three years in the jails of New York State. After his release, he became one of the major organizers of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and a collaborator of Sidney Hillman and August Bellanca.

While directing the 1919 strike of textile workers in Lawrence, Capraro was kidnapped and beaten. At that time he was also a correspondent for the New York Call, a Socialist daily newspaper. Later he edited his own newspaper, Utopia, in Rochester, N.Y.

During the 1920's, he was active in the effort to save the lives of Sacco and Vanzetti.

He became a spokesman for antifascism among Italian-Americans and helped Italian exiles who came to the United States. As an arbiter in labor disputes, he founded the Greater Clothing Contractors Association in New York City in 1932.

Upon his retirement in 1953, Capraro devoted himself to the study of Cervantes. He had lived in Northampton for 10 years.

Max Salvadori, professor of history at Smith College, described Capraro as it “one of the most effective organizers among Italian-Americans in the labor movement." He said his friendship with Capraro dated back to 1938, when Salvadori first visited the United States.

Collection
Lawrence History Center General Photograph Collection
Place
Rochester
Date (created)
1922
Format
4" x 5"
Rights
The Lawrence History Center holds this image but may not have full intellectual property and legal rights to it. Please contact the Center for more information.
Administrative
Image Catalog
LS5-Strikes
Location
2nd Floor - Media Vault - Photo Box
Condition
Excellent
Display Value
Excellent
Cataloged By
Kiley, Amita
Cataloged On
Status
OK
Original/Copy
Reproduction

2001.042.005

Created:
Author: Amita Kiley
Core
Title
Nino and Athena Capraro with Arturo Giovannitti, 1922
Title (generic)
Photograph
Accession No.

This photo features Strike of 1919 organizer Nino Capraro (1896-1975) and his toddler-age daughter Athena. They are posing outside with Arturo Giovannitti in Rochester in 1922. We are not sure if it's Rochester, NY. Both men are wearing suit jackets and hats.

For more images of the Capraro family see LE2-Italians 2001.042.001-004 and LS5-Strike of 1919 2001.042.006 and .008

Capraro's papers are available at the University of Minnesota. The following is a brief bio excerpted from that finding aid:

Born in Sciacca, Sicily, on Jan. 11, 1891, Anthony (Nino) Capraro was the son of a wine and leather merchant. He came to the United States as a child, settling with his family in New York in 1902.

As a teen-ager Capraro joined a group of Italian-American anarchists .inspired by Enrico Malatesta. Among his friends were the journalist Carlo Tresca whose murder in 1942 in New York is still unsolved, and the poet Arturo Giovannitti. Both were anarchists.

Arrested in 1908 in connection with his political activities, Capraro spent three years in the jails of New York State. After his release, he became one of the major organizers of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and a collaborator of Sidney Hillman and August Bellanca.

While directing the 1919 strike of textile workers in Lawrence, Capraro was kidnapped and beaten. At that time he was also a correspondent for the New York Call, a Socialist daily newspaper. Later he edited his own newspaper, Utopia, in Rochester, N.Y.

During the 1920's, he was active in the effort to save the lives of Sacco and Vanzetti.

He became a spokesman for antifascism among Italian-Americans and helped Italian exiles who came to the United States. As an arbiter in labor disputes, he founded the Greater Clothing Contractors Association in New York City in 1932.

Upon his retirement in 1953, Capraro devoted himself to the study of Cervantes. He had lived in Northampton for 10 years.

Max Salvadori, professor of history at Smith College, described Capraro as it “one of the most effective organizers among Italian-Americans in the labor movement." He said his friendship with Capraro dated back to 1938, when Salvadori first visited the United States.

Collection
Lawrence History Center General Photograph Collection
Place
Rochester
Date (created)
1922
Format
4" x 5"
Rights
The Lawrence History Center holds this image but may not have full intellectual property and legal rights to it. Please contact the Center for more information.
Administrative
Image Catalog
LS5-Strikes
Location
2nd Floor - Media Vault - Photo Box
Condition
Excellent
Display Value
Excellent
Cataloged By
Kiley, Amita
Cataloged On
Status
OK
Original/Copy
Reproduction

2001.042.005

Created:
Author: Amita Kiley
Core
Title
Nino and Athena Capraro with Arturo Giovannitti, 1922
Title (generic)
Photograph
Accession No.

This photo features Strike of 1919 organizer Nino Capraro (1896-1975) and his toddler-age daughter Athena. They are posing outside with Arturo Giovannitti in Rochester in 1922. We are not sure if it's Rochester, NY. Both men are wearing suit jackets and hats.

For more images of the Capraro family see LE2-Italians 2001.042.001-004 and LS5-Strike of 1919 2001.042.006 and .008

Capraro's papers are available at the University of Minnesota. The following is a brief bio excerpted from that finding aid:

Born in Sciacca, Sicily, on Jan. 11, 1891, Anthony (Nino) Capraro was the son of a wine and leather merchant. He came to the United States as a child, settling with his family in New York in 1902.

As a teen-ager Capraro joined a group of Italian-American anarchists .inspired by Enrico Malatesta. Among his friends were the journalist Carlo Tresca whose murder in 1942 in New York is still unsolved, and the poet Arturo Giovannitti. Both were anarchists.

Arrested in 1908 in connection with his political activities, Capraro spent three years in the jails of New York State. After his release, he became one of the major organizers of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and a collaborator of Sidney Hillman and August Bellanca.

While directing the 1919 strike of textile workers in Lawrence, Capraro was kidnapped and beaten. At that time he was also a correspondent for the New York Call, a Socialist daily newspaper. Later he edited his own newspaper, Utopia, in Rochester, N.Y.

During the 1920's, he was active in the effort to save the lives of Sacco and Vanzetti.

He became a spokesman for antifascism among Italian-Americans and helped Italian exiles who came to the United States. As an arbiter in labor disputes, he founded the Greater Clothing Contractors Association in New York City in 1932.

Upon his retirement in 1953, Capraro devoted himself to the study of Cervantes. He had lived in Northampton for 10 years.

Max Salvadori, professor of history at Smith College, described Capraro as it “one of the most effective organizers among Italian-Americans in the labor movement." He said his friendship with Capraro dated back to 1938, when Salvadori first visited the United States.

Collection
Lawrence History Center General Photograph Collection
Place
Rochester
Date (created)
1922
Format
4" x 5"
Rights
The Lawrence History Center holds this image but may not have full intellectual property and legal rights to it. Please contact the Center for more information.
Administrative
Image Catalog
LS5-Strikes
Location
2nd Floor - Media Vault - Photo Box
Condition
Excellent
Display Value
Excellent
Cataloged By
Kiley, Amita
Cataloged On
Status
OK
Original/Copy
Reproduction