Joseph Tome, 1974

File — Box: 3, Folder: 4

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Phil Notarianni interviewed Tome in Sandy, Utah. Subjects include his early years in Italy, his family's move to the United States in 1913, Ellis Island, and the ship to the United States. Tome recalls his first jobs, playing in an orchestra, working in Nevada, having currency in gold, and his military service. He talks about Lodge No. 68, single men, lodge activities, and his blacksmith work. He also discusses various ethnic populations in Bingham, Utah, Prohibition, the Ku Klux Klan, the Lopez incident, the Depression, and World War II. 76 pages.

Dates

1974

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

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