Physical description: Three men, one in goat cart pose in front of Varone Grocery and Market. In the middle is James "Jim" Varone (son of store owner John C. Varone born in 1906; 15 in 1921). Back is “Art & National View Co. POST CARD by F.O. Willought, taken 8/24/21 (1921)” Hand written on the back, left is the name John Varone and his phone number (John Varone, son of James "Jim" and Lena Varone and grandson of John C. Varone, the owner of the market, donated the image to History Colorado).
John Charles Varone immigrated to the US in 1894. He moved to Denver around 1899; all 6 of the Varone children were born in Denver between 1899 and 1913.
This photograph is a digital scan of an original photograph lent for copying during the Italians of Colorado project. The original photograph is not owned by History Colorado. The digital scan was donated with permissions (see permissions in Registrar's file) and accessioned into the History Colorado collection.
Project description:
In 2002, the Colorado Historical Society (now known as History Colorado) founded the Colorado Italian American Preservation Association (CIAPA). A volunteer organization, CIAPA’s mission is to work collaboratively with the Society and other organizations to develop, support and coordinate projects that preserve, promote and celebrate Italian American culture and heritage. Since 2002, CIAPA has carried out its mission by meeting with people from the Colorado Italian American community, recording their stories and creating an archive of research materials that includes oral histories, photographs, moving images, sound recordings and artifacts. To date, CIAPA has helped the Society acquire over 200 oral histories, 600 artifacts and nearly 6,000 photographs. Since 2002, CIAPA has developed over 4,000 research files, all of which document the history, culture and traditions of Italian American families in Colorado.
Notes: See attached article and MSS.02595 files for Angelo Bruno, John Varone, and Frances Bruno Iacino (granddaughter of Angelo Bruno) for additional information and images.