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Casacalenda, Campobasso, Molise | | Date: 1930s | Notes: An ancient bridge, dating back to Hannibal, can be seen in this photo. The bridge is situated between Casacalenda and Guardialfiera. A local farmer has brought his animals to graze in the vicinity.
The contributor, Antonio Vincelli, who is the author of "Tradizioni e Rituali a Casacalenda," describes the photo in Italian: "Ponte sul fiume Biferno tra Casacalenda e Guardialfiera, detto ponte di Annibale, sommerso da venti anni dalle acque del lago del Liscione." | Contributed by: Antonio Vincelli
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Casacalenda, Campobasso, Molise | | Date: 1942 | | Notes: This picture was taken in 1942 when many of the men from the town had been called up for war duty; the wheat thresher ("la macchina per della trebbia") was old, but useful. This picture brings back "ricordi molto interessanti." In the picture the contributor is second from the left; her sister, Maria Elisa, stands on the right. | Contributed by: Carmela Di Tullio
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Casacalenda, Campobasso, Molise | | Date: 1943 | | Notes: In the contributor's own words: "questo e un gruppo della familglia Di Tullio che lavorano per conservare la paglia." | Contributed by: Carmela Di Tullio
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Casacalenda, Molise (nu vezzielle) | | Date: 1938 | | Notes: This is a typical harvesting picture as it was done before the coming of the threshing machines. It had been done this way for centuries. An area would be prepared ("arie"), a rectangular box would be harnessed behind a team of mules or donkeys. The box would have a large grater underneath it. With a weight in box (sometimes kids), the mules would be directed by a man in the middle to trot or walk around the circle. The wheat would be placed in a circular fashion with the head toward the middle (and the shaft on the outside). After the wheat was separated from the shaft (it would take about a half a day's work with the mules), the men and women used pitch forks to pitch the mixture in the air so that the breeze would blow away the straw and the wheat would fall to the ground. This process was repeated over and over until all the threshing was done. It usually took the whole month of July. The people in the picture are Pasquale Vincelli (d1946), Pietro Vincelli, his grandson, my uncle (d1980) and Giulio Barbieri (now living in Chieto Scala). | Contributed by: Antonio Fantillo
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Casacalenda | | Date: 1938 | | Notes: This is a photo of the Vincelli family thrashing (trescanne!) wheat the old labour intensive way before the advent of modern, mechanized thrashers. | Contributed by: Antonio Fantillo
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Casacalenda, Campobasso, Molise | | Date: 1932 | | Notes: Here is a picture of the contributor's maternal grandmother, Assunta Melfi (back row, third from the left), her relatives and a few day laborers harvesting olives. | Contributed by: Mary Melfi
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Casacalenda, Campobasso, Molise | | Date: 1932 | | Notes: This picture, taken during the olive harvest, includes the contributor's uncle, Pietro Melfi (back row, the second from the left) and the contributor's two aunts: Sofia (the little girl) and Teresa Melfi (sitting next to the little girl, on the right). A number of relatives and day laborers, who helped with the olive harvest, are also present. | Contributed by: Mary Melfi
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Casacalenda, Campobasso, Molise | | Date: 1932 | | Notes: The contributor's maternal grandmother, Assunta Melfi and two of her daughters (Teresa and Annunziata) are present in this picture. In the 1930s olives were still hand-picked; most of the olives collected were used to make cooking oil. | Contributed by: Mary Melfi
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Molise, Italy | | Date: Current | Notes: For the history, culture and places of interest to visit in the province of Campobasso, Molise see Italy Revisited -- "Molise Campobasso." For the history, culture and places of interest to visit in the Town of Casacalenda, Campobasso see Italy Revisited -- "Molise Casacalenda." For the history, culture and places of interest to visit in the province of Isernia, Molise see Italy Revisited -- "Molise Isernia." For information on la cucina Molisana see Italy Revisited -- "Lists of Traditional Foods of Molise."
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Casacalenda, Campobasso, Molise | | Date: 1942 | | Notes: Here is a picture of Rachele Polisena and Vincenzo Romagnuolo with bags of wool gathered soon after their sheep were sheared. | Contributed by: Rachele Polisena
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