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Photographic Gallery of Capurso Fig. 1. Carts parked along sidewalk of main avenue [Ref. 2]. Fig. 2. Umberto Square, about the year 1930 [Ref. 2]. Fig. 3. The public clock and the King of Time on the turret, around the year 1930 [Ref. 1]. The clock was connected to bells that rang the passing of the hours. Fig. 4. King of Time [Ref. 1]. The King of Time was the statue of a bearded kings pointing to the clock and hence called King of Time. Fig. 5. Another view of Umberto Square and the Church of SS. Salvatore with the King of Time [Ref. 2]. Fig. 6. sacristy of SS. Salvatore Church with the public clock and the King of Time before the collapse [Ref. 1]. Fig. 7. Collapse of the sacristy, the public clock, and the King of Time, on March 21, 1975 [Ref. 1]. Fig. 8. Front view of the collapsed structures, with the King of Time disappeared in the ruins [Ref. 1]. Fig. 9. sacristy rebuilt in 1978, but without the clock and the King of Time [Ref. 1]. Fig. 10. Town master church at the end of Queen Sforza Avenue [Ref. 1]. Fig. 11. [Ref. 2] Fig. 12. Madonna del Pozzo Street [Ref. 1]. Fig. 13. St. Francesco Square, year 1920 [Ref. 1]. Fig. 14. Madonna del Pozzo Square, year 1976 [Ref. 1]. Fig. 15. Aerial view of Madonna del Pozzo Square and section of the Madonna del Pozzo Street (the main street), year 1956 [Ref. 1]. Fig. 16. Basilica with monastery attached to, around the year 1930 [Ref. 2]. Fig. 17. Basilica of the Madonna del Pozzo at dusk, in a recent photo. Fig. 18. Picture of the Madonna found in the well in 1705, where now rises the St. Maria Church [Ref. 3]. Fig. 19. Interior of the Basilica [Ref. 3]. Fig. 20. Chapel over the Well, with access to the Well underneath [Ref. 3]. Fig. 21. View of the Well under the Chapel [Ref. 3]. Fig. 22. The cart while it is being prepared, in an old photo [Ref. 1]. An old tradition is to have the cart pulled by faithfuls in procession around town. The cart was decorated with flowers and living angels and was used to carry the statue of the Madonna in procession. Fig. 23. Contemporary celebration of the feast of the Madonna of the Well [Ref. 1]. Fig. 24. The "neviera" (snow store) in Piscino square [Ref. 1]. In ancient times, the neviera was used to store snow in winter for sale to the public during the summer months. Fig. 25. The 1960s [Ref. 2]. Fig. 26. Women working crochet on St. Maria Goretti Street [Ref. 2]. Fig. 27. [Ref. 1] Fig. 28. Portrait of country living: the blacksmith shoeing a horse [Ref. 1]. Fig. 29. Stone cutters posing [Ref. 1]. Cutting and selling sandstone, an abundant material in the area used for the construction of building, was another commercial activity for Capurso in the past. Fig. 30. Women crocheting laces [Ref. 1]. In the past, this was a housewife activity that grew to a considerable commercial activity as laces from Capurso became known through the region. Fig. 31. Merchant at a local market in an old photo, showing laces made in Capurso [Ref. 2]. Fig. 32. St. Giuseppe feast in 1927 [Ref 1]. La feast was lighted at night with thousands of gas lights affixed to temporary arches and ornating structures along the streets of the town. In later years the gas lights were replaced with electric lights, a custom to these days. Fig. 33. A portion of the medieval town wall that later was incorporated in living quarters, at the corner of Roma Street and Mizzi Street [Ref. 1]. Fig. 34. Orso Street near Castello Square [Ref. 1]. Fig. 35. Pizzoli Street (previously Forno Grande Street) [Ref. 1]. Fig. 36. Filomarino Street (Arco di Conca Lane in old times) [Ref. 1]. Fig. 37. Madonna del Pozzo Street [Ref. 2]. Fig. 38. Madonna del Carmine Church, built in 1666 [Ref. 1]. Fig. 39. Madonna delle Grazie Church [Ref. 1]. Fig. 40. St. Gaetano Church [Ref. 1]. Fig. 41. Filomarino Archway [Ref. 2]. Fig. 42. Via Colle Archway [Ref. 1]. Fig. 43. De Angelis palace on Mizzi Street [Ref. 1]. Fig. 44. Cinefra Palace on Torricella Street [Ref. 1]. Fig. 45. Lorusso Palace [Ref. 1]. Fig. 46. St. Francesco of Paola Convent and Church [Ref. 1]. Fig. 47. Cloister of St. Francesco Convent [Ref. 1]. Fig. 48. Wall paintings in the cloister of St. Francesco [Ref. 1]. Fig. 49. Convent cross on the St. Francesco Square [Ref. 1]. Fig. 50. Arches of the Alcantarino Convent [Ref. 1]. Fig. 51. Cloister of the Madonna del Pozzo Convent [Ref. 1]. References [1]. Francesco Porcelli, Parliamo di Capurso, A cura del complesso edilizio Borgo S. Michele Arcangelo. [2]. Gino Pastore, Racconti Popolari, Tra verità e Invenzioni, Levanti Editori, Bari, 2000. [3]. Michele Mariella, La Storia della Madonna del Pozzo, Edizioni LMP, Capurso, 1996.

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