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Worcester, Massachusetts

Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts
Main Street

1910 Census Statistics1
Population: 145,986
33.2% Foreign Born
Native Born Italians: 2,889

 

After working on the railroads near Springfield, Massachusetts, for several months, Vanzetti headed to Worcester where he was employed in various types of factory jobs.

 

 

 

"In this vicinity I stayed more than a year, working in several of the factories. Here I made many friends, whom I remember with the strongest emotion, with a love unaltered and unalterable. A few American workers were among these." ~Bartolomeo Vanzetti

The Common and City Hall, Worcester, Massuchusetts between 1910-1920
(a) The Common and City Hall (1910-1920)

City Hall plaza, Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts between 1910 and 1920
(b) City Hall plaza, Main Street (1910-1920)

1Thirteenth Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1910, (Washington Government Printing Office, 1913).

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