Ybor City Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Gary R. Mormino and Gayla Jamison
Publication Date
1-24-2010
Date
1980-04-03
Abstract
This is an oral history interview with Joe Maniscalco, a longtime resident of Ybor City. Maniscalco, who was born in Italy in 1902, came to Tampa in 1910. He became a cigar maker at the age of twelve and worked in several factories, including Perfecto Garcia and Arguellas Lopez. He recounts some childhood memories of Italy and describes his voyage to Tampa, stopping first at Ellis Island. Maniscalco then discusses the cigar maker culture, including the 1920 strike, and describes the Italian Club and its social functions.
Keywords
Italian Americans, Cigar Industry, Cigar makers, Social life and customs, L'Unione Italiana, Italian Club, Mutual aid societies, Societies, Clubs, Immigrants, Strikes and lockouts
Extent
00:59:58; 30 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Italy; Ellis Island (N.Y. and N.J.); Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.); Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.)
Language
English
Digital Date
2010
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
Y10-00079
Recommended Citation
Maniscalco, Joe, "Joe Maniscalco Oral History Interview" (2010). Ybor City Oral History Project. 11.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ybor_ohp/11
Rights Statement
