Photo above is of the DiBagno family in Jeannette, PA, circa 1928.
From left: Mary, Geno (with his wagon), father Giulio, Tony (standing on chair), Joe (standing), Agnes (sitting), Edith (twin of Tony; standing on chair), mother Adela, Frank.
As a kid (and before I knew their birth order), when my mom asked me to pick which one I thought my grandfather was, I guessed every male until I came to little Tony standing on the chair. I guess to me my grandfather was larger than life so it was hard thinking of him as that small! Also, though the youngest, as an adult he was the tallest of the siblings!
The 7 DiBagno siblings all grown up. From left: Frank, Geno, Joe (sitting), Edith, Tony, Agnes, Mary.
Seems like a huge gap between Mary and Joe. Did they lose some children?
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Very astute, Eilene! In reality they were only 3 1/2 yrs apart (Mary was about 15 or 16 in this photo and Joe about 12), but you’re right in something going on to cause an age gap. Mary was the child of Adela and her first husband who died in an accident while she was pregnant with Mary. Adela married my great-grandfather Giulio when Mary was 2 1/2 years old and had Joe and then the rest of the kids with him.
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I wondered if that might have been the case. Thanks for the explanation!
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Great photos. We actually had an identical mirror.
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Great family photos! (I love those then-and-now poses.)
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