PERTH AMBOY – Summer 1942. Barbara Franko (Sottilaro), 2 years old, in a summer parade. Barbara did the hula hula through the entire length of the parade and won first prize in the float division.

She was greeted with loud applause throughout the parade.

*Photo Courtesy of Barbara Sottilaro. This photo was restored under a grant for the Kearny Cottage Archiving project by the Middlesex Cultural and Heritage Commission