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Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Tradition Bearer is exactly "LaRocca, Joseph, 1912-1993"
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LaRocca Shoes shop

LaRocca Shoes shop
Date
1987-07-28
Description
Eleven color slides. The LaRoccas were from New Jersey, while Cox was from Cleveland, Ohio. LaRocca Sr. started his shop in 1927. He moved the store to Florida in 1980. They specialized in orthopedic shoemaking, and shoe repair. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Palm Beach County was a joint venture between the Palm Beach County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was conducted between 1986 and 1987 by folklorist Jan Rosenberg with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The goal was to impart an appreciation of multi-ethnic traditions and provide a sense of place to the mobile student population. The project focused on the Florida Studies component for fourth grade students. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. In total, the project involved 15 schools with 779 students.
Collection
LaRocca Shoes shop

LaRocca Shoes shop
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
LaRocca Shoes shopLaRocca Shoes shopStill ImageShoemakers
Fieldwork
Shoes
Footwear
Machine sewing
Sewing machines
Specialty stores
Stores, retail
Clothing trade
Shoe industry		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg