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"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.

1939 Decatur High School Decanois

This is the 1939 Decatur High School Decanois yearbook.

At Otto Smith's in Puente, CA

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Photograph of Augusta Besalke, Mrs. Brightshoe, Mrs. Olander, Mrs. Smith, Ruth Molin, Mrs. Johnke, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Derr, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Mchalboeck, Elsie Ruth, and Maxine at Otto Smith's house in Puente, CA in June 1939.

At the Home of Otto Smith in Puente, CA

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Photograph of William and Augusta Besalke and an unknown couple at Otto Smith's house in Puente, CA in June 1939.

Carl and I

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Photograph of Carl and an unknown woman standing in a parking lot next to a car with California plates in 1939.

Family Together at Otto Smith's in Puente, CA

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Photograph of a group of people sitting around a table outside at Otto Smith's in Puente, CA in June, 1939.

Hichhiking in California

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Photograph of William and Augusta hitchhiking in front of a sign with cities and miles on it at the Doheney Palisades in California in June 1939.

Photo of Ben Waggoner, Coal Dealer

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Photograph of Benn Waggoner, (died 1939) coal dealer in Decatur for 27 years. The coal yard he operated is believed to be the oldest in Decatur having been founded in 18874 by F. D. Caldwell and sold to Waggoner in 1912. Waggoner took in Joseph Michl…

Photo of Caroline's Club

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Photograph of building that housed Caroline's Club on Hickory Point Road.