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Document#5 New York State Census, 1915, 97 Orchard Street PrimarySourcesLessonMiddleSchool LowerEastSideTenementMuseum
TranscriptionofPortionof1915Census EnumerationoftheInhabitantsofBlockNo.4,ElectionDistrictNo._11_WardNo._X_,City Town X AssemblyDistrictNo._8_,County NewYork,StateofNewYork NameofInstitution_X Enumerator PERMANENT RESIDENCE NAME RELATION COLOR,SEX ANDAGE NATIVITY CITIZENSHI P OCCUPATION Street HouseNumber Ofeachpersonwhoseusual placeofabodeonjune1,1915, wasinthisfamily. Entersurnamefirst,thenthe givennameandmiddleinitial, ifany. Relationship ofeach persontothe headofthe family. ColororRace Sex Ageatlastbirthday Ifborninthis country,write UnitedStates; Ifofforeign birth,write nameofthe country Orchard 97 JosephElias Head W M 25 Turkey 8 Al NumberofYearsin theunitedstates CitizenorAlien Tradeor Ofwork (notlegible) Victoria Wife F 20 3 Housework Jacob Son M MayoBenjamin Brother inlaw Not legible U.S Not legible Cit Nooccupation F 21 Turkey 5 Al Tinsmith DavisSamuel Head M 25 8 Reels Allegra Wife F 20 2 Housewife Jacob Brother M 23 7 Laborer ConfeeneeAbraham Cousin 18 2 Printer Abraham Head 46 2 Peddler Rachael Wife F 45 2 Housework Joseph Son M 17 2 Tinsmith Victoria Daughter F 13 2 School David Son M 11 2 Solomon 7 2 Jacob 5 2 Nooccupation Salvator 1 U.S. 1 Cit David Cousin 20 Turkey 2 Al Tailor Isidor Head 38 Austria 12 Operator Lillie Wife F 30 10 Housework Annie Daughter 19 10 Shades Mollie 13 10 School Herman Son M 3 U.S. 3 Cit Nooccupation Regina Daughter F 1 1 RubinskyMorris Head M 35 Russia 15 Carpenter Bessie Wife F 25 4 Cit Housework Libby Daughter 1½ U.S. 1½ Nooccupation UnAbraham Lodger M 30 Russia 10 Al Carpenter HalprinLouis Head 44 10 Operator Minnie Wife F 33 Austria 8 Housework Morris Son M 8 U.S. 8 Cit School Jessie Daughter F 6 6 PrimarySourcesLessonMiddleSchool LowerEastSideTenementMuseum
Appendix: Primary Source Guiding Questions PostcardofKastoria Thispostcardfrom1909depictstheConfinofamily shometown. 1. Howwouldyoudescribethisplace? 2. Whatinformationdoesthetextprovide? 3. Howisitsimilartoanddifferentfromtheplaceinwhichyoulive? 4. Whatmightitbeliketogrowuphere? 5. WhatmightithavebeenlikefortheConfinofamilytoleavethistownandthenarrivetoNewYork City?Howmightyoufeelifyoumadethattypeofmove? 1915Census Acensusisarecordofpeoplewholivedduringacertaintimeandinacertainplace.Thiscensusisfrom 1915. 1. Whatinformationdoesthisdocumentgiveus? 2. WhatinformationdoesitgiveusabouttheConfinofamily? 3. WhereweretheConfino sneighborsfrom? 4. HowdoesthisdocumentpaintapictureofwheretheConfinofamilylived? Victoria sreportcard ThisreportcardprovidesinformationaboutVictoriaConfino sschooling.eachhorizontallinerecords herattendanceandgradesforamonthlyperiod.thisreportcard,therefore,providesanoverviewof fivemonthsofherschooling.thecategorycalleddeportmentreferstovictoria sbehavior. 1. WhatkindsofgradesdidVictoriaearn?Whatdothosegradestellusaboutherasastudent? 2. Victoria sparentspulledheroutofschooltoworkatthefamily sapronmakingfactory.howmight Victoriafeelaboutthatdecisionbasedonthisdocument? 3. Whatdoesthisdocumenttellusaboutschoolingingeneralaroundtheturnofthe20 th century? PrimarySourcesLessonMiddleSchool LowerEastSideTenementMuseum
NaturalizationCertificate AbrahamConfinoappliedforUnitedStatescitizenshiponMay2nd,1921,andwasofficiallynaturalized onjuly27th,1925.thiscertificateofnaturalizationlistshiswifeandchildren,whowerenaturalizedby association. 1. Whatinformationdoesthisdocumentgiveus?Howisthatinformationhelpfulin understandingtheconfinofamily? 2. WhatarethenamesoftheConfinofamilymembers? 3. AbrahamConfinohadbeenlivingintheUnitedStatessince1913,butdidnotbecomealegal Americanuntil1925.Whatdoesitmeantobe American >Whatmakessomeonefeel Americanapartfromofficiallegalstatus? ShipManifest Ashipmanifestprovidesinformationaboutthepassengersaboardthevessel. 1. WhatdoesthisdocumenttellusabouttheConfinofamily sjourneytotheunitedstates? 2. WhichmembersoftheConfinofamilyarelistedhereastravelingtotheUnitedStates?Whois missing?whatmighthavebeenthecauseforthisarrangement? 3. TheConfinofamilytraveledinsteerage.Considerhowthesetravelconditionsmighthaveaffected howtheyfeltoncetheyfinallysteppedoffoftheboat? PrimarySourcesLessonMiddleSchool LowerEastSideTenementMuseum