Browse Items · Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection

Otto, Mable, Mother, and Beryl

Postcard of Otto, Mable, and Beryl Bomball with Augusta Strocher sitting in a parlor.

Tags: Augusta Strocher, Beryl Bomball, Besalke Family Collection, Bomball family, Mable Bomball, Otto Bomball, parlor, postcard, Strocher family

William and Herman

Postcard of William and Herman Besalke.

Tags: Besalke family, Besalke Family Collection, Herman "Swede" Besalke, Herman Besalke, postcard, Swede Besalke, William Besalke

Augusta Strocher and her husband

Photograph of Augusta Strocher and Mr. Strocher standing in a garden.
Back of the photo says: "Please return to J.J. Moran and Sons."

Tags: Augusta Strocher, Besalke Family Collection, garden, Mr. and Mrs. Strocher, Mr. Strocher, Strocher family

Lucille Besalke

Photograph of Lucille Besalke

Tags: Besalke family, Besalke Family Collection, Laecilia "Lucille" Besalke, Lucille Besalke

Carl Smolinski and Men

Photograph of Carl Smolinski, his daughter, his father, Carl Besalke, Julian Strocher, and William Besalke standing in the yard in front of a house.

Tags: Besalke family, Besalke Family Collection, Carl Besalke, Carl S.' daughter, Carl S.' father, Carl Smolinski, daughter Smolinski, father Smolinski, house, Julian Strocher, Smolinski family, Strocher family, William Besalke, yard

Arthur Besalke

Photograph of Arthur Besalke standing near the road.

Tags: Art Besalke, Arthur Besalke, Besalke family, Besalke Family Collection

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.…

Tags: Besalke Family Collection, Carl, catfish, fishing, Gust, postcard

Art, Carl, and Ruth

Postcard of Art, Carl, and Ruth Besalke with their dog.

Tags: Art Besalke, Besalke family, Besalke Family Collection, Carl Besalke, dog, postcard, Ruth Besalke, Ruth Besalke Molin, Ruth Molin

Carl Besalke's Family

Postcard of Carl Besalke and his family standing in front of a house.

Tags: Besalke family, Besalke Family Collection, Carl Besalke, house, unknown children, unknown woman

Mr. and Mrs. William Besalke - Colorized Photo

Photograph of William and Augusta Besalke standing in front of their house at 1611 E. Locust St., Decatur, IL .

Tags: 1611 E. Locust St., Augusta Besalke, Besalke family, Besalke Family Collection, colorized photo, Decatur IL, Mr. and Mrs. William Besalke, William Besalke

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