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Photograph of Brush College #2 Building

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Photograph of Brush College #2 School Building dated 1/7/1939.

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…

Photos of Coal Companies.

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Photo: BS78 of Macon County Coal Mine. Photo BS80, mines' homes were bombed during the violence of November 1932. (Decatur Business pg 59). Photo: BS81 miners meet at Nelson Park in September 1932 (Decatur Business pg 59). Photo BS82 gathering coal…

William and Augusta by a Large Boulder

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Photograph of William and Augusta Besalke next to a large boulder somewhere between Lake Elsinare and Fallbrook, CA in June 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.

William and Augusta on Ocean Highway Near Capistrano, CA

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Photograph of William and Augusta Besalke standing on Ocean Highway near Capistrano, CA in June, 1939 under a sign that says "Pure Orange Juice Ahead".