Official unveiling of Caboto Club banner, City Hall, Windsor, ON, May 8,1927 - en anglais seulement
Black and white photograph of official unveiling of Caboto Club banner, of which the lower half is visible in the upper left corner of the image. The banner contains Italian text reading "Founded February 1925". Another banner is carried by the man on the right. The cross was a feature of the flag of the Kingdom of Italy. The event occurred at City Hall Square, Windsor, ON, on May, 28, 1927.
Incorporated as the Border Cities Italian Club, on April 1, 1927, the club was later renamed the Giovanni Caboto Club in honour of the sailor and explorer John Cabot (or Giovanni Caboto). He became an important figure to Italian immigrant communities in Canada, although he sailed for the English crown. His landing on the coastline of modern-day Newfoundland in 1497 was used to validate and legitimize the Italian immigrant experience in Canada, serving as a source of pride.
Founded was by Italian immigrants in late 1924, the club became an important part of the local Italian community, providing a place for community gatherings, support for new immigrants and through fundraising activities, support for the larger Windsor community.