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Besalke Family at Lake Decatur
Photograph of William and Augusta Besalke with an unknown woman and two unknown boys at Lake Decatur.
Besalke Family at Lake Decatur
Photograph of William and Augusta with an unknown man and two unknown boys at Lake Decatur around 1940
Mr. and Mrs. William Besalke with an Unknown Man at Their 52nd Wedding Anniversary Party
Photograph of William and Augusta Besalke with an unknown man at their 52nd wedding anniversary party in 1952.
Mr. and Mrs. William Besalke at Their 52nd Wedding Anniversary Party
Photograph of William and Augusta Besalke at their 52nd Wedding Anniversary party in 1952.
Shaking Hands
Postcard of William Besalke shaking hands with an unknown man. There are other unknown people in the photo.
William and Augusta's Family
Photograph of William Besalke, Augusta Besalke, Ruth Molin, and other members of the Besalke family.
Bomball Family
Postcard of the Bomball family. The back says "Mother will be home Thursday at 4.15PM. AO Bomball 328 Central Pl." The postcard is addressed to "Mr. W. Besalke 1135 Condit st. Decatur, Ill".
Hichhiking in California
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.
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Robert I. Hunt
Photograph of Robert I. Hunt (d. 1/9/1937). He moved to Decatur in 1892, and married Ann Packard, daughter of Silas Packard. He was prominent in…