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Amen_Herb_City.mp3
Clip taken from oral history conducted with Herb Amen. In this oral history clip, Herb speaks of the many businesses that catered to the ethnic tastes of the Italian American community in East Liberty. In particular, he emphasizes the restaurants…

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Interior of Costa's Grocery and Meat Market in East Liberty.

Amen_Herb_Festivals.mp3
Clip taken from oral history conducted with Herb Amen, In this oral history clip, Herb shares his memories of the saint festivals held in East Liberty.  In particular, Herb recalls how the Italian Americans of East Liberty would celebrate the feast…

Amen_Herb_DeRosa.mp3
A clip taken from oral history conducted with Herb Amen. In this oral history clip, Herb relates his memories of working at a funeral home operated by Mike DeRosa, Jr. Among the most respected of Italian American funeral homes in the vicinity of…

Amen_Herb_Larimer.mp3
Clip taken from oral history conducted with Herb Amen. In this oral history clip, Herb shares some of his experiences growing up on Larimer Avenue in East Liberty. In particular, Herb tells of how Italian American customs and cultural traditions…

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Funeral mass of soldier Carmen V. Spano at St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in the lower Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pa. Spano, who was killed in action by a German sniper on April 19, 1945, was among the first soldiers to be returned to…

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Group of Saint Anthony Festival parade participants posing in front of Our Lady Help of Christians Roman Catholic Church on Meadow Street in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pa.

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Saint Rocco Festival procession through East Liberty in 1940. In this image, the float carrying the statue of Saint Rocco is passing Our Lady Help of Christians Roman Catholic Church.
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