This is a scan of a photocopy that has probably been recopied a few times. The photo and information was provided by Frank John Drab Jr, son of the Frank John (top row 2nd from left) who appears in this photo. I am unsure of where original photo resides, or if it still exists but if it does it may be with Frank's widow Peg Drab (Marguerite nee Christiansen) in Venice Beach, FL.Information in photo reads as follows:
DRAB FAMILY
Bottom row Left to Right, John Drab (1862-1917), son Joseph (1903-1970), wife Barbara Yerinec Drab (1868-1951), daughter Mary (1896-1952).
Top row left to right, nephew John Drab (married a NYC girl, had one daughter named Ludmiller), son Frank John (my Father, 1898-1955), nephew Frank (raised large family in Oyster Bay NY), this Frank had a sister whose married name was Mary Lanka, lived in East Islip. Forth on top row right, son Willie (1895-1918) died of Flu while in Navy during WWI.
Barbara and John Drab emigrated to America about 1890 and settled in Islip, NY. The Drabs came from Vrbnv, Bohemia. Picture taken about 1909.
I would date the photo as taken in 1910 as the young John Drab (1st person top left) did not arrive in America until March of 1910.
Note: The YOB of 1898 provided for Frank John is a typo - he is second from left in top row and would be only 12 based on this date. His actual YOB was 1894. This would make him around 17 at the time of this photo and is more realistic for a young man of his height.
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