Former Sergeant Don Besi
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1946
MediumPhotography; silver gelatin print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/2 x 7 1/4in. (21.6 x 18.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/2 x 7 7/16in. (21.6 x 18.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/2 x 7 7/16in. (21.6 x 18.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Minneapolis Public Library
DescriptionA man wearing an army uniform and a pork pie hat is seated in a wheelchair. He holds a fishing rod and reel. He is smoking a cigar. A second man in uniform stands behind him. A can with a label that reads: "VAL / VITA" is on a wooden dock at their feet. The water of a river is at the left. The stream is lined with leafless bushes and trees, including evergreens.
Object number2001.136.2
InscribedOn verso, typewritten label: "MARLBOROUGH, CONN., -- WITH LYSLE THORPE, CONNECTICUT FISH AND GAME OFFICIAL, / STANDING BEHIND HIS WHEEL CHAIR, FORMER SGT. DON BESI OF THE 63RD DIVISION FISHES FROM A SPECIAL RAMP BUILT ON THE BANK OF THE BUCKLEDGE [sic] RIVER AT THE OPEN-/ ING OF CONNECTICUT'S FIRST PEACETIME FISHING SEASON. BESI, PARALYZED FROM THE WAIST DOWN BY A SHRAPNEL WOUND RECEIVED IN GERMANY, CAUGHT HIS TEN TROUT LIMIT. RAMPS AND PLATFORMS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED ALONG A 1,500- FOOT STRETCH OF THE / RIVER WHICH HAS BEEN SET ASIDE BY THE STATE FOR USE BY DISABLED VETERANS. (AP-WIREPHOTO.)" Accession number inscribed in pencil, lower right.NotesSubject Note: Although the label on the back of the photograph identifies the river as the "Buckledge River," it is certainly the Blackledge River, a well-known trout stream in Marlborough. (Finlay 5/31/2002)On View
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