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Gift, Frances Budleski Dapkus Collection, 2008.32.77 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Dapkus Family
Gift, Frances Budleski Dapkus Collection, 2008.32.77 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Dapkus Family

Dateabout 1955
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper, some in paper folders
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/4 x 3in. (13.3 x 7.6cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 5 7/8 x 3 1/2in. (14.9 x 8.9cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift, Frances Budleski Dapkus Collection
DescriptionPhotographs depict Edward C. Dapkus, Frances Budleski Dapkus, their son Stanley Dapkus, and others. In some photographs, Frances Budleski Dapkus is wearing what appears to be a fur coat. One photograph shows Frances Budleski Dapkus and her mother, Bogumita Budeski standing by a baby carriage in front of a frame house, probably the Budeski family home in Yalesville. In one photograph, Stanley Dapkus is holding a plate of food at a picnic or barbecue. Other photographs depict weddings, beach scenes, and Frances Budleski Dapkus standing in front of the New York Public Library.
Object number2008.32.77-.86
Inscribed2008.32.78: On verso, in black ink, "Ed Dapkus / Taken in summer of '53 / (I mean the picture!) / L.B."
2008.32.79: On verso, in black ink, "Edward C. Dapkus / Frances B. Dapkus / Rev. Gene Wayne Brice / On Baptist church steps, / Yalesville, Conn. / Winter, 1955"
2008.32.83: On verso, in black ink and pencil, "Stanley Dapkus / Barbecue"
All photographs, on verso, lower right, accession numbers
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