Browse Items (237 total)

  • Collection: Besalke Family Collection #5.002

"Papa" Besalke and the Men

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.

Photograph of the house at 1327 E. Condit St.

1st Communion

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

1st Communion for an Unknown Boy

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

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

3 Unknown Women

Photograph of 3 unknown women standing in a garden

45lb Catfish

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

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

A Group of Men Playing Horseshoes

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