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Gift of Margaret G. Giles 2015.87.3490 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Father Leo Rizzo da Saracena, founder of St. Anthony's School in Winsted, Connecticut
Gift of Margaret G. Giles 2015.87.3490 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Father Leo Rizzo da Saracena, founder of St. Anthony's School in Winsted, Connecticut

CollectorFrom the collection of F. H. DeMars American, 1872 - 1942
Date1880-1897
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver on glass
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Margaret G. Giles
Object number2015.87.3490-.3498
NotesDate note: Father Leo Rizzo da Saracena was a pastor in Winsted, Connecticut, for 33 years. He died in 1897. It is likely, given the use of glass plate negatives and the appearance of the photographic studio in these portraits, that they were taken sometime between about 1880 and 1897.
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