Joseph LoPresti and Gemma Pompa LoPresti interview

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Joseph LoPresti's family moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where he was born in 1916. In 1920, his father Anthony bought and opened a grocery store. In this interview, Joseph discusses the day-to-day running of the store, credit payments, marrying Gemma Pompa, and unionization. Joseph speaks about his service in World War II, and Gemma discusses the rationing that went on at home, and the coupons and food stamps most people used to buy food.