En route to a Florence christening

In this photograph a woman holds an infant completely swathed in a traditional gold-embroidered silk wrap as she takes it to receive its name at a ceremony in Florence, Italy.

Publication date: 1936-02-09

Size: 18.6 x 13 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: sepia

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Florence (Italy)

Subject(s):

• Baptisms--Italy--Florence--1930-1940
• Families--Italy--Florence--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (February 9, 1936), p. 4

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• DeCou, Branson, Mrs.