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Photograph from Ezra Townsend Murder/Suicide
Photograph of Amy Townsend after she was shot by Ezra Townsend from the crime scene of the Townsend murder/suicide of 1940.
Photograph of Blanche Zimmerman
Photograph of Blanch Zimmerman charged with being criminally and sexually psychopathic in 1956.
Photograph of Virginia Slaton and Norman Kennedy
Photograph of Virginia Slaton and Norman Kennedy taken in 1947.
Photograph of Virginia Slaton after Acquitted of Norman Kennedy's Murder
Photograph of Virginia Slaton and her lawyer, Robert Shonkwiler after her acquittal for the murder of Norman Kennedy.
Photographs from the Decatur Corn Carnival
From 1895 to 1905 Decatur had several big corn carnival festivals. Streets were lined with carnival attractions of all kinds. Free attractions were numerous. Corn and stalks were used for decorations everywhere. Prizes were given, not only for…
Clyde Beatty Circus
Photograph of the Clyde Beatty Circus in August of 1943 showing a crowd of people looking at tigers.
Circus Elephants
Photograph of elephants walking down the street in Decatur during the June 1948 circus.