Produce Vendors, 1962

Produce Vendors, 1962
The last names of these West Side Market produce vendors indicate their ethnic background: Palmisano, Tramer, Gentile, Calabrese, Schilla, Marellno, Bondi, Winneman, Guinta, Rini, Fritchie, and Cianciolo. Indeed, many vendors were immigrants who viewed opening a market stand as the best opportunity for creating a lasting family business in Cleveland.

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