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Listen: The Assorted Selections ProgramShoe shop owner Joseph LaRocca, Jr. - Boynton Beach, Florida.
Image Number
FA2928
Photographer
Rosenberg, Jan, Collector.
Date
1987-08-04
Date Note
Photographed on August 4, 1987.
Rights
Collection
Folklife collection
Series 1685, PBFAIE ; Vol 3
Series 1685, PBFAIE ; Vol 3
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Proprietors--Florida--Palm Beach County--Boynton Beach
Folklife and folklore projects
Projects, Instate
Occupational groups--Florida--Palm Beach County--Boynton Beach
Craft
Handicraft
Shoes--Repairing
Artisans--Florida--Palm Beach County--Boynton Beach
Material culture--Florida--Palm Beach County--Boynton Beach
Businessmen--Florida--Palm Beach County--Boynton Beach
Footwear industry--Florida--Palm Beach County--Boynton Beach
Shoe industry--Florida--Palm Beach County--Boynton Beach
Retail trade--Ownership
Shoemakers
Folklife and folklore projects
Projects, Instate
Occupational groups--Florida--Palm Beach County--Boynton Beach
Craft
Handicraft
Shoes--Repairing
Artisans--Florida--Palm Beach County--Boynton Beach
Material culture--Florida--Palm Beach County--Boynton Beach
Businessmen--Florida--Palm Beach County--Boynton Beach
Footwear industry--Florida--Palm Beach County--Boynton Beach
Shoe industry--Florida--Palm Beach County--Boynton Beach
Retail trade--Ownership
Shoemakers
Personal Subjects
Corporate Subject
Physical Description
1 slide - col.
General Note
The LaRoccas were from New Jersey. LaRocca Sr. started his shop in 1927. He moved the store to Florida in 1980. They specialized in orthopedic shoemaking and shoe repair.
Shoe shop owner Joseph LaRocca, Jr. - Boynton Beach, Florida.
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