Wadjo (also Wadek) Kubek in front of his house

2007-021

Wadjo (also Wadek) Kubek in front of his house

People

Sepia photograph of Wadjo Kubec in front of his home in Ringville. Photograph taken by Howes Brothers, Ashfield, MA. #403. House is on Rte. 112 (Huntington Road), formerly owned by Charles Baker now (2016) owned by John and Sylvia Cote. Kubec is mentioned in Clement Burr's diary (1928): "May 7: The select men took Wadie to the state poor house today. He got so dirty and his house was so filthy that someone made a complaint and he wanted to be taken care of." Kubec is also reference in The Moody Book, p. 67: 'No. 15 -- Wadak Kubek was b. June 18, 1866, in Poland near the Russian line. His parents died when he was young. He came to this country in 1890. Bought of A. Dodge, of Fannie Hayden, of William Higgins, of John Cowing, of Arad Higgins, of Elkanah Ring, who built the house. The farm now contains thirty acres, keeping four head of cattle, forty hens, one pig, and cuts three tons of hay.' Scanned and photocopied photograph only. Ted Porter adds that he was also Center Cemetery grave digger. Photo taken around 1910.

Still Image

10.2 x 14 cm (4 x 5.5 in)

1900/1933

2007-07-11

Box 03d

Electronic

Worthington - Ringville

db, edited original entry, 12/16/2016

ca. 1910

photographs on loan from Andy Burr to be scanned and returned.

Andrus (Andy) Burr

Still Image - Black and White Photograph

10.2 x 14 cm