Portrait of Francisco, Maria, and Julia Silva (MSS-0147)

Biographical/Historical Note

Depicted in the photograph are Francisco and Maria Silva, both of whom emigrated from the Cape Verde Islands, together with their daughter Julia who was born in Cape Cod in 1905. Francisco arrived from São Nicolau in the late 1800s. Maria, who probably came later, was from the island of Brava. They first lived in southeastern Massachusetts, later settling in North Providence, Rhode Island. Francisco Silva died in 1944, Maria Silva died in 1962, and Julia died in 1987.