Carlotta Valentini and Carlo Pinamonti - They were                              Carlotta Valentini  in Rallo, Val di Non
married at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Trinidad, Co                        Trento, Italy
May 22, 1920     "Mama and Papa"
 

Carlo Pinamonti in Colorado                                 Carlo Pinamonti at his store in Inglewood, California in the early 1900's
 
 

Saloon owned by "papa" and his father in Radiant (Coal Camp)
Colorado.   The man on the right is Carlo Pinamonti and the man
in the doorway is his father John Pinamonti
 

Nonna, Rosa Valentini my mama's mother        On the left is Nona, Carolina Odorizzi Pinamonti
                                                                       my papa's mother & papa's first wife Josephine Valentini Pinamonti.
                                                                      She was also my mama's  sister.
 
 

 The man in the back seat with a hat on is Nono Silvio
Valentini mama's father. The woman in the back seat
is La Donna sister of my zia Carlotta of Rallo & the
man in the black hat driving is Narciso papa to my
cuginos in Rallo, Silvio, Aldo,  & Ottorino.  Narciso
was killed & zia Carlotta married his brother Ottorino
and had another son named Narciso.  The car is a Fiat.
photo taken 1924.
 

This is a photo of my papa's gold mine in the Victorville area of
California.  Al is standing and Carl is on the old car.
 

My brother's John on the left and Guido on the right during WWII
 

My brother Al during WWII
 

The family before Carl and I were born                                              From the left Al, Guido (the tall one) Carl with the
on the left Guido, Albert, John & Josephine                                        white shirt and dark jacket, Johnny and me.
 
 

Therese Marie Pinamonti              Josephine Mary Pinamonti First Holy  Communion
First Holy Communion age 7        age 7
 
 
 
 
 

 Carl Roy Pinamonti First Holy Communion age 7
 
 

This monument dedicated to the Trentini men who worked and died in the coal
mines of Colorado is the only one of it's kind in the United States.
It is in Silverton, Colorado. Placed on the memorial is a Black Eagle from
the Province of Trento and was brought to Silverton by Dr. Paolo Magnotti,
Head of the Press Office of the Regional Government of Trentino-South Tyrol.
In 1339 the King of Bohemia gave the Black Eagle to the Province of Trento.
 

RALLO    VAL DI NON   TRENTO   ITALIA
 
 

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