Hall of Images
Roman V. Skulski, Childhood photos, Stryj (1 of 4)
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School ID card |
School ID card, Roman V. Skulski, Stryj, Galicia (formerly eastern Poland) |
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Photo in Orchard |
Family orchard photo, 1936. l to r: Irka, Basil Skulski, Roman (holding Cygan), Stefa and Ziuta |
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Communion Photo |
Attending Communion, May 1932. Roman told his children that his expression was the result of wearing pants (made from a sister's skirt) that were much too tight due to a lack of communication with his mother. On the previous day, he had injured himself in the groin, jumping fences with friends. |
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Roman Skulski and sister |
Roman, age 16, with one of his six sisters (Olga), in downtown Stryj, circa 1937 |
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Home |
What was once Roman's parents' home in the town of Stryj, Galicia, photo taken in the 1960s. Only one house, but it has been occupied variously by (so far) five countries: Austro-Hungary, Poland, Germany, the Soviet Union and the Ukraine. |
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Family photo, 1916 |
Early family portrait, 1916, Stryj, Poland |
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Catherina (Wagemann) Skulski |
Photo of Roman's mother, Catherina |
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