Browse Items (237 total)

  • Collection: Besalke Family Collection #5.002

"Papa" Besalke and the Men

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Photograph of William Besalke, William Derr, Otto Smith, Wilifred Smith, Carl Molin, Eddie Ernst, William Johnke, and Martin Michalboeck standing in a field in June 1939.

1327 E. Condit St.

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Photograph of the house at 1327 E. Condit St.

1st Communion

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Photograph of an unknown girl in her 1st Communion dress.

1st Communion for an Unknown Boy

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Photograph of a unknown boy during his 1st Communion taken by Van Deventer Studios in Decatur, IL

3 Unknown Men with a String of Fish

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Photograph of 3 unknown men holding a long string of fish in front of a house.

3 Unknown Women

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Photograph of 3 unknown women standing in a garden

45lb Catfish

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Postcard of Carl and Gust holding a 45lb catfish. The back of the postcard says: "Carl and I caught this fish the 15th of July, and butchered him the 19th of July. It weighed 45lbs. How is that for fish - Gust". The postcard is addressed to Mr.…

A Deer, Lucille, and an Unknown Woman

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Photograph of Lucille Besalke and an unknown woman with a deer at a petting zoo.

A Group of Men Playing Horseshoes

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Photograph of 6 unknown men playing horseshoes in a fenced-in field in June 1956.