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Title
Marble work is his professor and his hobby
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1950
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes
Photograph caption dated September 29, 1950 reads "Peter Zeola 'relaxes' with trinkets after regular day's work." Zeola, an immigrant from Italy, learned the marble trade at an early age. He migrated to the United States in 1920 and worked on Los Angeles City schools, the Roosevelt Hotel and at churches and other buildings throughout the city. He lives at 452 W. 80th Street.; See images #00136713 through #00136714 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;13 x 16 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00136713
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d043_f35_i23
CARL0005638243
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/66516
Subject
Italian Americans--California--Los Angeles
Men--California--Los Angeles
Sculptors--California--Los Angeles
Artisans--California--Los Angeles
Clocks and watches--California--Los Angeles
Lamps--California--Los Angeles
Tables--California--Los Angeles
Miniature objects--California--Los Angeles
Portrait photographs
Valley Times Collection photographs
Time Period
1941-1950

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