Williamsburg Giglio Feast photographs
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The Williamsburg Giglio Feast photographs date from 1949 and consist of two black-and-white photographic prints. One photograph shows three men standing near the Giglio tower on a street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The other photograph is a group portrait of seven men and one child dressed in Giglio related costumes posing in front of the base of the Giglio tower.
Historical note
The Feast of the Giglio (sometimes referred to as the Feast of St. Paulinus or San Paolino) is an annual Catholic celebration held by Italian Americans in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx. In 1903, the first annual Feast of the Giglio was celebrated in the streets of the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. On feast day, or Giglio Sunday (held in July), celebrants proceed through the streets following a 65 foot high Giglio tower. The immigrants who celebrated the first annual Feast of the Giglio predominantly came from the city of Nola, located in the Campania region of southern Italy, where the feast originates. As of 2011, the feast is still held at the same location in Williamsburg, centered near Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.
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The Williamsburg Giglio Feast photographs date from 1949 and consist of two black-and-white photographic prints. One photograph shows three men standing near the Giglio tower on a street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The other photograph is a group portrait of seven men and one child dressed in Giglio related costumes posing in front of the base of the Giglio tower.
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Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for anonymously created items remain in effect for 120 years following the date of creation. Based on the date of the photographs, items in the collection will enter the public domain in 2069. For information on securing rights to publish or reproduce, please see the Brooklyn Historical Society Reproduction Rights Policy.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Williamsburg Giglio Feast photographs, V1990.021, Box number, Object ID number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Thomas Bello, 1989.
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