Part 02 of 14: Ybor City State Museum Mural

Author

Gary Ross Mormino

Files

Publication Date

2000

Time Period

circa 2000s

Abstract

Dr. Gary Mormino stands before a photographic mural at the Ybor City State Museum while discussing the operations of cigar factories in Ybor City. Dr. Mormino explains the role of "el lector," the reader hired and paid by the factory workers to read newspapers and books to them while they worked.

Keywords

Immigrant Communities, Ybor City, Walking Tour, Murals, Working Class, Cigar Factories, Cigar Industry, Labor History, Integration, El Lector, Cuban Immigrants, Spanish Immigrants, Italian Immigrants, Corral, Wodiska y Ca. Cigar Factory, Ybor City State Museum

Extent

00:02:44

Geographic Location

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.); Ybor City (Tampa, Fla.)

Language

English

Media Type

Video recordings

Format

Digital Only

Type

MovingImage

Recommended Citation

Mormino, Gary Ross, "Part 02 of 14: Ybor City State Museum Mural" (2000). Historic Ybor City Walking Tour. 12.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ybor_walking_tour/12