New Bedford Free Public Library
Oliveira Photograph Collection
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Portuguese Folk Dancers, New Bedford
The Oliveira Photograph Collection focuses on New Bedford’s Portuguese community in the early twentieth century. All taken in 1932 by a photographer known only by his surname, the 37 photos that comprise the collection document clubs, social functions, dramatic societies, churches, religious processions, and businesses.