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Postcard - Church of Saint Bartholomew, Stromboli, Italy

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Title
Postcard - Church of Saint Bartholomew, Stromboli, Italy
Subject
Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
Italy--Emigration and immigration
Foreign workers, Italian
Italian language--Written Italian
Catholic Church
Correspondence
Category
4. World War II
Author
Caterina Tesoriero
Place
Melbourne
Current holder
Museums Victoria Collections
Date
1939
Link
https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/2132880
Item number
HT 42918
Access rights
Digitised
Country of origin
Italy
Language
Italian
Description from source
90 mm (Width), 140 mm (Height), Black and white postcard with photograph of a church on front with caption and handwritten annotation in Italian on reverse.

Postcard sent to Giuseppe (Joe) Tesoriero from his mother Caterina on the Aeolian island of Stromboli, Italy, probably soon after his arrival in Melbourne, circa 1939.
Physical format
Postcards