TITLE Limbean Family Portrait
DATE OF ORIGINAL 1919
DATE OF DIGITAL 2006-2
DESCRIPTION ILASCO, MO - The Limbean family was of Romanian descent.  They are identified as follows :  Rafila Pucarar Limbean (standing left back), Petru Limbean (sitting), Mary Limbean (standing left front) and Peter Limbean, Jr. (standing right).  Rafila and Petru were Romanian immigrants.  The two children were born in Ilasco.  This picture was taken the year before the tragic death of Petru and Rafila's  brother-in-law, John Moga, with whom Petru was working on the fateful day.  Soon after the tragic loss, the Limbean family returned to Romania, came back to Ilasco for a short time, and then moved to Detroit, Michigan.
CREATOR Unknown
CONTRIBUTOR Polc, David
PUBLISHER Hannibal Free Public Library (Hannibal, Mo.)
SUBJECT Immigrant workers, Romanian -- Missouri -- Ilasco.
SUBJECT Immigrants, Romanian -- Missouri -- Ilasco.
SUBJECT Limbean, Petru, 1885-1969.
SUBJECT Limbean, Rafila Pucarar, 1894-1946.
SUBJECT Limbean, Peter, Jr.
SUBJECT Limbean, Mary.
ORIGINAL FORMAT Reproduction of sepia photograph, 3" by 3", excellent condition.
DIGITAL FORMAT jpg
IDENTIFIER C10382