The Lives and Work of the Portuguese Americans of Back Central

This exhibit features photographs by Lowell Photographer Kevin Harkins who was commissioned by the Lowell Union of Portuguese Americans organization (LUPA) and funded through a grant from the from the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission to document the lives and work of the Portuguese American community of Back Central in Lowell. Harkins took over five hundred photographs between 1981 and 1982 of the Portuguese American working in factories, mills, and the city. This exhibition features a collection of these photographs, as well as descriptions of the photos and oral histories.