{"id":4244,"date":"2016-06-07T07:29:02","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T12:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lizzieborden.org\/WomenatWork\/?page_id=4244"},"modified":"2023-08-07T10:45:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T15:45:14","slug":"delores-almeida-photo-gallery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/delores-almeida-photo-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Delores (Silvia) Almeida Photo Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<style>\r\n                #foogallery-gallery-6069.fg-simple_portfolio {\r\n                    justify-content: center;\r\n                }\r\n                #foogallery-gallery-6069.fg-simple_portfolio .fg-item {\r\n                    flex-basis: 250px;\r\n                    margin: 5px;\r\n                }\r\n\t\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-simple_portfolio foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-simple_portfolio fg-light fg-border-thin fg-round-medium fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade fg-hover-eye fg-light-overlays fg-ready fg-caption-always\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-6069\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:false,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida1web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Delores Silvia, 1938.&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI was born in Fall River.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Delores Silvia, 1938.&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI was born in Fall River.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4222\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Delores Silvia, 1938.&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI was born in Fall River.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida1web\/1253282928.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Delores Silvia, 1938.<p><p><em> \u201cI was born in Fall River.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida20web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The former Richard Borden Manufacturing Company, Fall River, Massachusetts, as it appeared in the 1970s; Atlas Manufacturing Company, curtain manufacturers, 288 Plymouth Avenue, was located in the building in the upper left corner of the photograph. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI went and worked at the Atlas Curtain.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"The former Richard Borden Manufacturing Company, Fall River, Massachusetts, as it appeared in the 1970s; Atlas Manufacturing Company, curtain manufacturers, 288 Plymouth Avenue, was located in the building in the upper left corner of the photograph. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI went and worked at the Atlas Curtain.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4262\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The former Richard Borden Manufacturing Company, Fall River, Massachusetts, as it appeared in the 1970s; Atlas Manufacturing Company, curtain manufacturers, 288 Plymouth Avenue, was located in the building in the upper left corner of the photograph. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI went and worked at the Atlas Curtain.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida20web\/716863665.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The former Richard Borden Manufacturing Company, Fall River, Massachusetts, as it appeared in the 1970s; Atlas Manufacturing Company, curtain manufacturers, 288 Plymouth Avenue, was located in the building in the upper left corner of the photograph. <p><p><em> \u201cI went and worked at the Atlas Curtain.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida2web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Delores\u2019 mother, Mrs. Seraphine Peter Silvia, n\u00e9e Virginia Rapoza Salgado, with her youngest child, Margaret Silvia, circa 1941. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI shared a bed with my sister.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Delores\u2019 mother, Mrs. Seraphine Peter Silvia, n\u00e9e Virginia Rapoza Salgado, with her youngest child, Margaret Silvia, circa 1941. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI shared a bed with my sister.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4223\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Delores\u2019 mother, Mrs. Seraphine Peter Silvia, n\u00e9e Virginia Rapoza Salgado, with her youngest child, Margaret Silvia, circa 1941. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI shared a bed with my sister.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida2web\/3449277394.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Delores\u2019 mother, Mrs. Seraphine Peter Silvia, n\u00e9e Virginia Rapoza Salgado, with her youngest child, Margaret Silvia, circa 1941. <p><p><em> \u201cI shared a bed with my sister.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida3web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Delores Silvia, circa 1945; her mother made her banana curls using rags. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI was brought up old-fashioned, you know.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Delores Silvia, circa 1945; her mother made her banana curls using rags. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI was brought up old-fashioned, you know.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4224\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Delores Silvia, circa 1945; her mother made her banana curls using rags. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI was brought up old-fashioned, you know.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida3web\/1414248571.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Delores Silvia, circa 1945; her mother made her banana curls using rags. <p><p><em> \u201cI was brought up old-fashioned, you know.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida4web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Delores\u2019 father, Seraphine Peter Silvia, at work on the farm owned by George Sousa Magan, 405 Nanaquaket Road, Tiverton, Rhode Island, circa early 1940s; the Silvia family resided on the property. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy father worked on the farm. He did farm work \u2013 milking cows, cultivating the land, and all of that \u2026 the milk came with the job.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Delores\u2019 father, Seraphine Peter Silvia, at work on the farm owned by George Sousa Magan, 405 Nanaquaket Road, Tiverton, Rhode Island, circa early 1940s; the Silvia family resided on the property. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy father worked on the farm. He did farm work \u2013 milking cows, cultivating the land, and all of that \u2026 the milk came with the job.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4225\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Delores\u2019 father, Seraphine Peter Silvia, at work on the farm owned by George Sousa Magan, 405 Nanaquaket Road, Tiverton, Rhode Island, circa early 1940s; the Silvia family resided on the property. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy father worked on the farm. He did farm work \u2013 milking cows, cultivating the land, and all of that \u2026 the milk came with the job.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida4web\/1672909915.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Delores\u2019 father, Seraphine Peter Silvia, at work on the farm owned by George Sousa Magan, 405 Nanaquaket Road, Tiverton, Rhode Island, circa early 1940s; the Silvia family resided on the property. <p><p><em> \u201cMy father worked on the farm. He did farm work \u2013 milking cows, cultivating the land, and all of that \u2026 the milk came with the job.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida5web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Delores\u2019 parents and two of her siblings in a snapshot taken on the farm owned by George Sousa Magan, 405 Nanaquaket Road, Tiverton, Rhode Island, circa early 1940s; the Silvia family resided on the property. Standing, left to right: Delores\u2019 father, Seraphine Peter Silvia; her eldest brother, Alphonse \u201cAl\u201d Peter Silvia; her mother, n\u00e9e Virginia Rapoza Salgado. Front row, left to right: her sister, Margaret Silvia; Delores. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cBack then, when we got a job, the house came with the job. You didn\u2019t pay any rent because that came with the job.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Delores\u2019 parents and two of her siblings in a snapshot taken on the farm owned by George Sousa Magan, 405 Nanaquaket Road, Tiverton, Rhode Island, circa early 1940s; the Silvia family resided on the property. Standing, left to right: Delores\u2019 father, Seraphine Peter Silvia; her eldest brother, Alphonse \u201cAl\u201d Peter Silvia; her mother, n\u00e9e Virginia Rapoza Salgado. Front row, left to right: her sister, Margaret Silvia; Delores. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cBack then, when we got a job, the house came with the job. You didn\u2019t pay any rent because that came with the job.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4226\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Delores\u2019 parents and two of her siblings in a snapshot taken on the farm owned by George Sousa Magan, 405 Nanaquaket Road, Tiverton, Rhode Island, circa early 1940s; the Silvia family resided on the property. Standing, left to right: Delores\u2019 father, Seraphine Peter Silvia; her eldest brother, Alphonse \u201cAl\u201d Peter Silvia; her mother, n\u00e9e Virginia Rapoza Salgado. Front row, left to right: her sister, Margaret Silvia; Delores. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cBack then, when we got a job, the house came with the job. You didn\u2019t pay any rent because that came with the job.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida5web\/2171732350.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Delores\u2019 parents and two of her siblings in a snapshot taken on the farm owned by George Sousa Magan, 405 Nanaquaket Road, Tiverton, Rhode Island, circa early 1940s; the Silvia family resided on the property. Standing, left to right: Delores\u2019 father, Seraphine Peter Silvia; her eldest brother, Alphonse \u201cAl\u201d Peter Silvia; her mother, n\u00e9e Virginia Rapoza Salgado. Front row, left to right: her sister, Margaret Silvia; Delores. <p><p><em> \u201cBack then, when we got a job, the house came with the job. You didn\u2019t pay any rent because that came with the job.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida6web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Delores Silvia, circa 1945\" data-caption-desc=\"Delores Silvia, circa 1945\" data-attachment-id=\"4227\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Delores Silvia, circa 1945\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida6web\/106323676.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Delores Silvia, circa 1945<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida7web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Santo Christo Church, 240 Columbia Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1930s; the oldest church in the city established to serve the Portuguese community, its origins can be traced to 1876. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI went to Santo Christo Church. I took [First Holy] Communion in Santo Christo Church, [the sacrament of] confirmation, [and] I got married in Santo Christo Church.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Santo Christo Church, 240 Columbia Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1930s; the oldest church in the city established to serve the Portuguese community, its origins can be traced to 1876. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI went to Santo Christo Church. I took [First Holy] Communion in Santo Christo Church, [the sacrament of] confirmation, [and] I got married in Santo Christo Church.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4228\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Santo Christo Church, 240 Columbia Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1930s; the oldest church in the city established to serve the Portuguese community, its origins can be traced to 1876. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI went to Santo Christo Church. I took [First Holy] Communion in Santo Christo Church, [the sacrament of] confirmation, [and] I got married in Santo Christo Church.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida7web\/1773920365.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Santo Christo Church, 240 Columbia Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1930s; the oldest church in the city established to serve the Portuguese community, its origins can be traced to 1876. <p><p><em> \u201cI went to Santo Christo Church. I took [First Holy] Communion in Santo Christo Church, [the sacrament of] confirmation, [and] I got married in Santo Christo Church.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida8web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The Susan H. Wixon Elementary School, 263 Hamlet Street, Fall River, Massachusetts. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cAnd then I went to the \u2026 Wixon \u2026 School.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"The Susan H. Wixon Elementary School, 263 Hamlet Street, Fall River, Massachusetts. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cAnd then I went to the \u2026 Wixon \u2026 School.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4229\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The Susan H. Wixon Elementary School, 263 Hamlet Street, Fall River, Massachusetts. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cAnd then I went to the \u2026 Wixon \u2026 School.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida8web\/3833933064.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The Susan H. Wixon Elementary School, 263 Hamlet Street, Fall River, Massachusetts. <p><p><em> \u201cAnd then I went to the \u2026 Wixon \u2026 School.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida9web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Delores\u2019 family residence, 616 Third Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, as it appeared in 1980; the building was constructed with four tenements for housing mill workers, circa 1868. The Silvia moved to an apartment on the second floor in 1950. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy aunt [Mrs. Manuel Rapozo Salgado, n\u00e9e Catherine R. Medeiros] bought a house on Third Street, and that\u2019s where we lived.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Delores\u2019 family residence, 616 Third Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, as it appeared in 1980; the building was constructed with four tenements for housing mill workers, circa 1868. The Silvia moved to an apartment on the second floor in 1950. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy aunt [Mrs. Manuel Rapozo Salgado, n\u00e9e Catherine R. Medeiros] bought a house on Third Street, and that\u2019s where we lived.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4230\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Delores\u2019 family residence, 616 Third Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, as it appeared in 1980; the building was constructed with four tenements for housing mill workers, circa 1868. The Silvia moved to an apartment on the second floor in 1950. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy aunt [Mrs. Manuel Rapozo Salgado, n\u00e9e Catherine R. Medeiros] bought a house on Third Street, and that\u2019s where we lived.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida9web\/2185048600.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Delores\u2019 family residence, 616 Third Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, as it appeared in 1980; the building was constructed with four tenements for housing mill workers, circa 1868. The Silvia moved to an apartment on the second floor in 1950. <p><p><em> \u201cMy aunt [Mrs. Manuel Rapozo Salgado, n\u00e9e Catherine R. Medeiros] bought a house on Third Street, and that\u2019s where we lived.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida10web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Delores\u2019 posing with her parents on the day of her graduation from the Susan B. Wixon Grammar School, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1953. Left to right: Her father, Seraphine Peter Silvia; Delores; and her mother, n\u00e9e Virginia Rapoza Salgado. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI graduated from there in [1953] \u2026 I went to work.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Delores\u2019 posing with her parents on the day of her graduation from the Susan B. Wixon Grammar School, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1953. Left to right: Her father, Seraphine Peter Silvia; Delores; and her mother, n\u00e9e Virginia Rapoza Salgado. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI graduated from there in [1953] \u2026 I went to work.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4231\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Delores\u2019 posing with her parents on the day of her graduation from the Susan B. Wixon Grammar School, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1953. Left to right: Her father, Seraphine Peter Silvia; Delores; and her mother, n\u00e9e Virginia Rapoza Salgado. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI graduated from there in [1953] \u2026 I went to work.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida10web\/2300011530.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Delores\u2019 posing with her parents on the day of her graduation from the Susan B. Wixon Grammar School, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1953. Left to right: Her father, Seraphine Peter Silvia; Delores; and her mother, n\u00e9e Virginia Rapoza Salgado. <p><p><em> \u201cI graduated from there in [1953] \u2026 I went to work.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida11web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"The former Union Mill, Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, as it appeared in 1934. Delores was first employment in 1953 at Pleasant Curtain Company, 237 Pleasant Street, on the second floor of the building depicted in the far right of the photograph. Several years later she worked at K. &amp;amp; G. Manufacturing Company, Inc., dress manufacturers, 273 Pleasant Street, which was located in the approximate center of the photograph. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI worked, I started working at the Pleasant Curtain first \u2026 and I worked there a long time.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"The former Union Mill, Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, as it appeared in 1934. Delores was first employment in 1953 at Pleasant Curtain Company, 237 Pleasant Street, on the second floor of the building depicted in the far right of the photograph. Several years later she worked at K. &amp;amp; G. Manufacturing Company, Inc., dress manufacturers, 273 Pleasant Street, which was located in the approximate center of the photograph. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI worked, I started working at the Pleasant Curtain first \u2026 and I worked there a long time.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4232\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The former Union Mill, Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, as it appeared in 1934. Delores was first employment in 1953 at Pleasant Curtain Company, 237 Pleasant Street, on the second floor of the building depicted in the far right of the photograph. Several years later she worked at K. &amp; G. Manufacturing Company, Inc., dress manufacturers, 273 Pleasant Street, which was located in the approximate center of the photograph. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI worked, I started working at the Pleasant Curtain first \u2026 and I worked there a long time.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida11web\/2564482935.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The former Union Mill, Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, as it appeared in 1934. Delores was first employment in 1953 at Pleasant Curtain Company, 237 Pleasant Street, on the second floor of the building depicted in the far right of the photograph. Several years later she worked at K. &amp; G. Manufacturing Company, Inc., dress manufacturers, 273 Pleasant Street, which was located in the approximate center of the photograph. <p><p><em> \u201cI worked, I started working at the Pleasant Curtain first \u2026 and I worked there a long time.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida12web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Delores casually posing on a Packard automobile, circa early 1950s.\" data-caption-desc=\"Delores casually posing on a Packard automobile, circa early 1950s.\" data-attachment-id=\"4233\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Delores casually posing on a Packard automobile, circa early 1950s.\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida12web\/1324987677.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Delores casually posing on a Packard automobile, circa early 1950s.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida13web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"A Holy Ghost Procession, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1950s; the Festas do Espirito Santo plays an important role in the lives of devout Azoreans and Azorean-Americans. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cOh, yes, we went to those processions. I remember \u2026 my grandmother would make the home-made sweet bread, and wrap it up \u2026 and tie it with red ribbon \u2026 so I could take it to church.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"A Holy Ghost Procession, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1950s; the Festas do Espirito Santo plays an important role in the lives of devout Azoreans and Azorean-Americans. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cOh, yes, we went to those processions. I remember \u2026 my grandmother would make the home-made sweet bread, and wrap it up \u2026 and tie it with red ribbon \u2026 so I could take it to church.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4234\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"A Holy Ghost Procession, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1950s; the Festas do Espirito Santo plays an important role in the lives of devout Azoreans and Azorean-Americans. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cOh, yes, we went to those processions. I remember \u2026 my grandmother would make the home-made sweet bread, and wrap it up \u2026 and tie it with red ribbon \u2026 so I could take it to church.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida13web\/3141656973.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A Holy Ghost Procession, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1950s; the Festas do Espirito Santo plays an important role in the lives of devout Azoreans and Azorean-Americans. <p><p><em> \u201cOh, yes, we went to those processions. I remember \u2026 my grandmother would make the home-made sweet bread, and wrap it up \u2026 and tie it with red ribbon \u2026 so I could take it to church.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida14web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Delores\u2019 mother and maternal grandmother. Left to right: Mrs. Louiz \u201cLuis\u201d Rapoza Salgado n\u00e9e Margarida \u201cMargaret\u201d Soares; her daughter, Mrs. Seraphine Peter Silvia; n\u00e9e Virginia Rapoza Salgado. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy grandmother was a stay-at-home wife, she stood home taking care of us.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Delores\u2019 mother and maternal grandmother. Left to right: Mrs. Louiz \u201cLuis\u201d Rapoza Salgado n\u00e9e Margarida \u201cMargaret\u201d Soares; her daughter, Mrs. Seraphine Peter Silvia; n\u00e9e Virginia Rapoza Salgado. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy grandmother was a stay-at-home wife, she stood home taking care of us.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4235\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Delores\u2019 mother and maternal grandmother. Left to right: Mrs. Louiz \u201cLuis\u201d Rapoza Salgado n\u00e9e Margarida \u201cMargaret\u201d Soares; her daughter, Mrs. Seraphine Peter Silvia; n\u00e9e Virginia Rapoza Salgado. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy grandmother was a stay-at-home wife, she stood home taking care of us.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida14web\/3720069221.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Delores\u2019 mother and maternal grandmother. Left to right: Mrs. Louiz \u201cLuis\u201d Rapoza Salgado n\u00e9e Margarida \u201cMargaret\u201d Soares; her daughter, Mrs. Seraphine Peter Silvia; n\u00e9e Virginia Rapoza Salgado. <p><p><em> \u201cMy grandmother was a stay-at-home wife, she stood home taking care of us.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida15web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"621 Third Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, where Delores\u2019 future husband, James \u201cJimmy\u201d Francis Almeida, Jr. resided with his parents and two sisters; the mansard roof structure was constructed in 1889 with accommodations for five families. The Almeida family occupied an apartment on the first floor. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy husband lived across the street from me.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"621 Third Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, where Delores\u2019 future husband, James \u201cJimmy\u201d Francis Almeida, Jr. resided with his parents and two sisters; the mansard roof structure was constructed in 1889 with accommodations for five families. The Almeida family occupied an apartment on the first floor. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy husband lived across the street from me.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4236\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"621 Third Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, where Delores\u2019 future husband, James \u201cJimmy\u201d Francis Almeida, Jr. resided with his parents and two sisters; the mansard roof structure was constructed in 1889 with accommodations for five families. The Almeida family occupied an apartment on the first floor. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cMy husband lived across the street from me.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida15web\/3430302488.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">621 Third Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, where Delores\u2019 future husband, James \u201cJimmy\u201d Francis Almeida, Jr. resided with his parents and two sisters; the mansard roof structure was constructed in 1889 with accommodations for five families. The Almeida family occupied an apartment on the first floor. <p><p><em> \u201cMy husband lived across the street from me.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida16web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Delores and Jimmy in a snapshot taken on Third Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1950s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cNo, we didn\u2019t date too much back then. It was at the fence, our dating was at the fence.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Delores and Jimmy in a snapshot taken on Third Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1950s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cNo, we didn\u2019t date too much back then. It was at the fence, our dating was at the fence.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4237\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Delores and Jimmy in a snapshot taken on Third Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1950s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cNo, we didn\u2019t date too much back then. It was at the fence, our dating was at the fence.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida16web\/441782642.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Delores and Jimmy in a snapshot taken on Third Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1950s. <p><p><em> \u201cNo, we didn\u2019t date too much back then. It was at the fence, our dating was at the fence.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida17web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Delores and Jimmy dancing at the Ponta Delgada Club, 31 Shove Street, Tiverton, Rhode Island, circa 1950s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI said to my mother, \u2018He wants to get a chow mein sandwich.\u2019 \u2018You\u2019d better take your sister with you\u2019 \u2013 we always had to have a sister with us, couldn\u2019t go alone.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Delores and Jimmy dancing at the Ponta Delgada Club, 31 Shove Street, Tiverton, Rhode Island, circa 1950s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI said to my mother, \u2018He wants to get a chow mein sandwich.\u2019 \u2018You\u2019d better take your sister with you\u2019 \u2013 we always had to have a sister with us, couldn\u2019t go alone.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4238\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Delores and Jimmy dancing at the Ponta Delgada Club, 31 Shove Street, Tiverton, Rhode Island, circa 1950s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI said to my mother, \u2018He wants to get a chow mein sandwich.\u2019 \u2018You\u2019d better take your sister with you\u2019 \u2013 we always had to have a sister with us, couldn\u2019t go alone.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida17web\/4235717753.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Delores and Jimmy dancing at the Ponta Delgada Club, 31 Shove Street, Tiverton, Rhode Island, circa 1950s. <p><p><em> \u201cI said to my mother, \u2018He wants to get a chow mein sandwich.\u2019 \u2018You\u2019d better take your sister with you\u2019 \u2013 we always had to have a sister with us, couldn\u2019t go alone.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida18web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Delores in a 1950\u2019s Christmas snapshot, decades later, she still remembered her outfit: &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cNavy dress with a taffeta skirt, rhinestone necklace.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Delores in a 1950\u2019s Christmas snapshot, decades later, she still remembered her outfit: &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cNavy dress with a taffeta skirt, rhinestone necklace.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4239\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Delores in a 1950\u2019s Christmas snapshot, decades later, she still remembered her outfit: &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cNavy dress with a taffeta skirt, rhinestone necklace.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida18web\/541994196.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Delores in a 1950\u2019s Christmas snapshot, decades later, she still remembered her outfit: <p><p><em> \u201cNavy dress with a taffeta skirt, rhinestone necklace.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida21web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Delores, at far right, folding curtains with two unidentified co-workers at Atlas Manufacturing Company, 288 Plymouth Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa late 1950s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI folded curtains \u2026 we go to the table and fold it, and then put it in packages for the different sizes.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Delores, at far right, folding curtains with two unidentified co-workers at Atlas Manufacturing Company, 288 Plymouth Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa late 1950s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI folded curtains \u2026 we go to the table and fold it, and then put it in packages for the different sizes.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4240\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Delores, at far right, folding curtains with two unidentified co-workers at Atlas Manufacturing Company, 288 Plymouth Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa late 1950s. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cI folded curtains \u2026 we go to the table and fold it, and then put it in packages for the different sizes.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida21web\/463026734.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Delores, at far right, folding curtains with two unidentified co-workers at Atlas Manufacturing Company, 288 Plymouth Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa late 1950s. <p><p><em> \u201cI folded curtains \u2026 we go to the table and fold it, and then put it in packages for the different sizes.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida22web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Snell Street, corned Dover Street, Fall River, Massachusetts. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWhen I got married, I also went to Sts. Peter and Paul.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Snell Street, corned Dover Street, Fall River, Massachusetts. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWhen I got married, I also went to Sts. Peter and Paul.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4241\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Snell Street, corned Dover Street, Fall River, Massachusetts. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWhen I got married, I also went to Sts. Peter and Paul.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida22web\/3451545668.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Snell Street, corned Dover Street, Fall River, Massachusetts. <p><p><em> \u201cWhen I got married, I also went to Sts. Peter and Paul.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida23web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Delores as Santa Claus, hamming it up at a Christmas party at Novelty Boys, Wash Suit Company, 164 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1960. Delores\u2019 friend and co-worker, Teresa Sousa, who was the wife of her cousin, David Sousa, is standing, second from the left. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cA friend of mine [Teresa Sousa] \u2026 spoke \u2026 and I got the job.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Delores as Santa Claus, hamming it up at a Christmas party at Novelty Boys, Wash Suit Company, 164 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1960. Delores\u2019 friend and co-worker, Teresa Sousa, who was the wife of her cousin, David Sousa, is standing, second from the left. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cA friend of mine [Teresa Sousa] \u2026 spoke \u2026 and I got the job.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4242\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Delores as Santa Claus, hamming it up at a Christmas party at Novelty Boys, Wash Suit Company, 164 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1960. Delores\u2019 friend and co-worker, Teresa Sousa, who was the wife of her cousin, David Sousa, is standing, second from the left. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cA friend of mine [Teresa Sousa] \u2026 spoke \u2026 and I got the job.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida23web\/3698846521.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Delores as Santa Claus, hamming it up at a Christmas party at Novelty Boys, Wash Suit Company, 164 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1960. Delores\u2019 friend and co-worker, Teresa Sousa, who was the wife of her cousin, David Sousa, is standing, second from the left. <p><p><em> \u201cA friend of mine [Teresa Sousa] \u2026 spoke \u2026 and I got the job.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida24web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Delores\u2019 friend and co-worker, Teresa Sousa, who was the wife of her cousin, David Sousa, at a Christmas party at Novelty Boys, Wash Suit Company, 164 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1960. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;  \u201cYes, we were in the union.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Delores\u2019 friend and co-worker, Teresa Sousa, who was the wife of her cousin, David Sousa, at a Christmas party at Novelty Boys, Wash Suit Company, 164 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1960. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;  \u201cYes, we were in the union.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4243\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Delores\u2019 friend and co-worker, Teresa Sousa, who was the wife of her cousin, David Sousa, at a Christmas party at Novelty Boys, Wash Suit Company, 164 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1960. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;  \u201cYes, we were in the union.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida24web\/3129854673.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Delores\u2019 friend and co-worker, Teresa Sousa, who was the wife of her cousin, David Sousa, at a Christmas party at Novelty Boys, Wash Suit Company, 164 Pleasant Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, circa 1960. <p><p><em>  \u201cYes, we were in the union.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Almeida19web.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Mr. &amp;amp; Mrs. James Francis Almeida, Jr. on their wedding day, May 30, 1956. Standing left to right: the groom\u2019s brother-in-law, Joseph George Andre Cormier; the groom\u2019s sister; Mrs. Joseph George Andre Cormier, n\u00e9e Patricia Ann Almeida; the groom; the groom\u2019s sister, Natalie Almeida. Seated, left to right: the groom\u2019s father, James Francis Almeida aka \u201cJimmy the barber,\u201d Delores; the groom\u2019s mother, n\u00e9e Harriet Pacheco. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWe [courted] two years, two years; then we got married.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-caption-desc=\"Mr. &amp;amp; Mrs. James Francis Almeida, Jr. on their wedding day, May 30, 1956. Standing left to right: the groom\u2019s brother-in-law, Joseph George Andre Cormier; the groom\u2019s sister; Mrs. Joseph George Andre Cormier, n\u00e9e Patricia Ann Almeida; the groom; the groom\u2019s sister, Natalie Almeida. Seated, left to right: the groom\u2019s father, James Francis Almeida aka \u201cJimmy the barber,\u201d Delores; the groom\u2019s mother, n\u00e9e Harriet Pacheco. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWe [courted] two years, two years; then we got married.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-attachment-id=\"4261\" class=\"foogallery-thumb  fg-thumb\" data-type=\"image\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mr. &amp; Mrs. James Francis Almeida, Jr. on their wedding day, May 30, 1956. Standing left to right: the groom\u2019s brother-in-law, Joseph George Andre Cormier; the groom\u2019s sister; Mrs. Joseph George Andre Cormier, n\u00e9e Patricia Ann Almeida; the groom; the groom\u2019s sister, Natalie Almeida. Seated, left to right: the groom\u2019s father, James Francis Almeida aka \u201cJimmy the barber,\u201d Delores; the groom\u2019s mother, n\u00e9e Harriet Pacheco. &lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; \u201cWe [courted] two years, two years; then we got married.\u201d &lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\" class=\"bf-img skip-lazy fg-image\" height=\"200\" width=\"250\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2016\/06\/Almeida19web\/4129998969.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22200%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20200%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Mr. &amp; Mrs. James Francis Almeida, Jr. on their wedding day, May 30, 1956. Standing left to right: the groom\u2019s brother-in-law, Joseph George Andre Cormier; the groom\u2019s sister; Mrs. Joseph George Andre Cormier, n\u00e9e Patricia Ann Almeida; the groom; the groom\u2019s sister, Natalie Almeida. Seated, left to right: the groom\u2019s father, James Francis Almeida aka \u201cJimmy the barber,\u201d Delores; the groom\u2019s mother, n\u00e9e Harriet Pacheco. <p><p><em> \u201cWe [courted] two years, two years; then we got married.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4244"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4244"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6073,"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4244\/revisions\/6073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fallriverhistorical.org\/WomenatWork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}