The hurdy-gurdy : a story in a picture

Chicago "hurdy-gurdy"player Sidney del Guidice stands next to his horse-drawn wagon containing his barrel organ. His mother, Mrs. Angelina del Guidice, sits in the driver’s seat. Mr. del Guidice wears a “newsboy’s” cap, shirt, vest, and wide trousers. Mrs. Angelina Guidice has on a long shawl and traditional Italian dress. The horse is decorated with long cords with tassels at the end. In the background are brownstone apartments.

Publication date: 1937-07-06

Size: 13 x 16 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Subject(s):

• Apartment houses--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Carts & wagons--American--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Hats--1930-1940
• Horses--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Trousers--1930-1940
• Mothers and sons--1930-1940
• Shawls--1930-1940
• Organ grinders--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940
• Italian-American men--Clothing & dress--1930-1940
• Italian American women--Clothing & dress--1930-1940
• Del Guidice, Sydney
• Del Guidice, Angelina

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 Daily Tribune (July 6, 1937), Section One, p. 14

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Chicago Tribune (Firm)