Thank You Card Photo In memory of your donation of $16.00 to cause, 1943 Dec 25

Photograph

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Tontitown Historical Museum

Name/Title

Thank You Card Photo "In memory of your donation of $16.00 to cause," 1943 Dec 25

Entry/Object ID

2026-4-1

Description

Small photograph of interior of St. Joseph's Church with inscription on back thanking a donor to church

Photograph Details

Subject Place

Building

(1942 - 1994) St. Joseph's Church "stone church"

Religious Campus

St. Joseph's Church Grounds

City

Tontitown

County

Washington County

State/Province

Arkansas

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Context

Believed to have belonged to Bill Cigainero's grandfather Giovanni Augusto "John" Cigainero who had many connections in Tontitown. And it could have belonged to his mother Lorene E. Haney who was born in Tontitown July 1913 and was married there November 23, 1935 to Bill's father Lawrence J. Cigainero.

Collection

William Cigainero Collection

Category

photograph
Graphic Documents, Documentary Objects, 08: Communication Objects

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

back

Transcription

Taken 12-25-43 New St Josephs Church in Tontitown Ark In memory of your donation of $16.00 to cause Love M Bastianelli

Language

English

Material/Technique

Handwritten

Dimensions

Width

2-1/2 in

Length

4-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

horizontal photo, with inscription written with a vertical orientation on the back

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mary Bastianelli (1889 - 1976)

Person or Organization

Giovanni Cigainero (1877-1963), Lorene Haney Cigainero (1913-2005), Lawrence Cigainero (1909-1979)

Update Date

February 28, 2026