The DeCubellis ox cart. The yoke of oxen is driven by Pierre (Peter) DeCubellis.
Identified in the picture are Mr. DeCubellis' brother, Janvier (January), in the back of the wagon, and Lillian Nora Clark seated in the wagon.
Others are Nell Rothera, Lou Paulson, John Parkes (with the vest and tie), Warren Kilborn, and Tony Peshta.
The matched oxen are Creaco and Caruso. The scene is in front of the Pasco Building. One caption describes this as “a familiar scene
on the streets of New Port Richey,” and dates the photo to about 1925 or 1926. However, a
short Associated Press article which appeared in an Illinois newspaper on Jan. 28, 1934,
read:
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla.—(AP)—Necks were craned and
merchants forgot their wares the other day at sight of two big oxen
yoked to a farm wagon and slowly plodding through heavy motor traffic on
the town's main street.
Perched on the driver's seat were Peter and Lanuvaris De Cubelles, obviously
perplexed at the ado their visit was causing.
“We needed winter supplies and just yoked up our steers to come for them,”
the farmers explained to the curious urbanites.
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