Colombians in Rhode Island

Title: Colombians in Rhode Island
Description: Photos, stories, and documents that tell the story of Colombian life, migration, and immigration to Rhode Island

Collection Items

Item Media - Image Colombians in RI

Gustavo Carreño

Photo of Gustavo Carreño taken in 1960s and 70s
Item Media - Image Central Falls Colombians in RI

Lyon Silk Works sign

This is a brass sign of Lyon Silk Works, Incorporated
Item Media - Image Colombians in RI

Patricia Martinez

She was the first female Executive Director of Progreso Latino and the first Latina to hold a cabinet-level position in Rhode Island as Director of the Dept. of Children, Youth and Families under Governor Don Carcieri
Item Media - Image Colombians in RI Latino History RI ...3 more

Jay Giuttari and Pedro Cano

Jay Giuttari helped recruit Colombians to work in textile mills in Rhode Island. Pedro Cano was one of the first Colombians that Giuttari recruited.
Item Media - Image Casa Grande Chamorro ...3 more

Bernardo Chamorro

Bernardo Chamorro was one of a core group of Colombians to immigrate to Rhode Island in the 1970s.
Item Media - Image Colombians Latino History RI ...2 more

Bernardo Chamorro, Pontiac Mills

Bernardo Chamorro in Pontiac Mills putting in place a piece of equipment.

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