St. Rocco di Simbario Parade through the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
Summary
Image numbers, descriptions: 1-20, scenes of St. Rocco di Simbario Parade through the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago; a statue of St Rocco di Simbario is carried through the streets at South Wells and 26th, money is collected and pinned to ribbons on the statue, several bands play, and fireworks are set off along the route; this is a society of Italians founded in Chicago on July 2, 1920; St. Rocco is the patron saint of the grievously wounded; the statue, together with a number of large displays of altar candles, is carried through the streets; the money collected is donated to the society.
Tags
Date
01/01/1977
Location
chicago
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain