TITLE Wedding Photo of Petru (Peter) Limbean and Rafila Pucarar
DATE OF ORIGINAL 1911
DATE OF DIGITAL 2006-2
DESCRIPTION ILASCO, MO - Petru Limbean, a Romanian immigrant, came to Ilasco in 1908 to work for the Atlas Portland Cement Plant.   He became fast friends with John Moga, also a Romanian immigrant, who was married to the former Maria Pucarar.  Maria's sister, Rafila Pucarar, left Romania and joined her sister and brother-in-law in Ilasco.  Rafila met and married Petru Limbean in 1911.  Petru and Rafila had two children Peter (July 17, 1913) and Mary (October 15, 1915).
CREATOR Unknown
CONTRIBUTOR Polc, David
PUBLISHER Hannibal Free Public Library (Hannibal, Mo.)
SUBJECT Immigrant workers, Romanian -- Missouri -- Ilasco -- Rites and ceremonies.
SUBJECT Immigrants, Romanian -- Missouri -- Ilasco -- Rites and ceremonies.
SUBJECT Weddings -- Missouri -- Ilasco.
SUBJECT Limbean, Petru.
SUBJECT Limbean, Rafila Pucarar.
SUBJECT Limbean, Peter.
SUBJECT Limbean, Mary.
ORIGINAL FORMAT Reproduction of oval sepia photograph, 3 " by 4".  Original has slightly ragged edges and appears to have been attached to some type of backing visible in places.
DIGITAL FORMAT jpg
IDENTIFIER C10381