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- Collection: La Storia Morelli-Milano, 1861-1940
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Donation of Historic Meucci Photograph (1885) to Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Staten Island, NY
Nov. 2024
Mary Beth Lavin donates historic photograph (1885) of Antonio Meucci and Polifonte Morelli to Garibaldi-Meucci Museum / Commissioner Joseph Sciame in Staten Island. November 2024.
Polifonte Morelli, New York, 1881.
Dedicated photo to Polifonte's "Zia Maria Bonuccelli." (Translation) "Eternal affection to Aunt Maria Bonuccelli from her nephew, Polifonte. Feb. 16, 1881"
Antonio Meucci & Polifonte Morelli at "Garibaldi Homestead" (present day Garibaldi-Meucci Museum), Staten Island, 1885.
Famed telephone inventor, Antonio Meucci, (former housemate of Giuseppe Garibaldi) and Polifonte Morelli, 1885. Uncovered in September 2024 as part of the ITAMM research project, this historic photograph was donated to the present-day…
Portrait of Adele + New York Times interview at Polifonte Morelli's Restaurant, New York, 1884-1886.
Portrait of a Prima Ballerina Assoluta. Feature article in New York Times, 1886.
Polifonte Morelli's Letter to "The Sun" Editor, New York, 1886.
(Discovered in Sep. 2024 on Newspapers.com)
An exquisitely composed Letter to the Editor of New York's "The Sun" newspaper, Jan. 1886. Polifonte sings the praises of Italian and Irish literature and art citing Dante, Ariosto, Michelangelo, DaVinci,…
An exquisitely composed Letter to the Editor of New York's "The Sun" newspaper, Jan. 1886. Polifonte sings the praises of Italian and Irish literature and art citing Dante, Ariosto, Michelangelo, DaVinci,…