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1947 Decatur High School Decanois

This is the 1947 Decatur High School Decanois yearbook.

Tags: 1947, Decanois, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, high school, yearbook

Eddy in Drag

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Photograph of Eddie Besalke in drag with Rose Besalke on the left.

Tags: 1947, Besalke Family Collection, Eddie Besalke, Eddy, Eddy in drag, Ruth Besalke

Photograph of Clara Schowska, Bertha Jordan, Carl Molin, and Ruth Molin at the Ghost Town "Pitchur" Gallery at Knotts Berry Place in Buena Park, CA. They are sitting on a wagon with the title of "Ghost Town or Bust!!" March 1947.

Tags: 1947, Bertha Jordan, Besalke Family Collection, Buena Park CA, Carl Molin, Clara Schowska, friends, ghost town, Ghost Town "Pitchur" Gallery, Knotts Berry Place, Ruth Molin

Leonard Grubbs, 75 years old

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Photograph of Leonard Grubbs at 75 years old in the Spring of 1947.

Tags: 1947, 75 years old, Grubbs family, Leonard Grubbs, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Roberts Family Collection, Spring 1947

Photograph of Virginia Slaton after Acquitted of Norman Kennedy's Murder

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Photograph of Virginia Slaton and her lawyer, Robert Shonkwiler after her acquittal for the murder of Norman Kennedy.

Tags: 1947, Acquittal, Court, Crime, Kennedy, lawyer, Murder, Norman Kennedy, Photo File: Crime, Robert Shonkwiler, Shonkwiler, Slaton, Virginia Slaton

Photograph of Virginia Slaton and Norman Kennedy

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Photograph of Virginia Slaton and Norman Kennedy taken in 1947.

Tags: 1947, Crime, Kennedy, Murder, Norman Kennedy, Photo File: Crime, Slaton, Virginia Slaton

Photographs from Christmas Parades

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Photographs from the Christmas Parade taken in 1947 and 1949.

Tags: 1947, 1949, Christmas, Christmas Parade, Crowds, Decatur IL, Downtown, Events, Festivals, Floats, Parade, Photo File: Events/Festivals

Photographs of 254 N. Pine St.

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Photographs of 254 N. Pine St. taken in 1947 and 1952.

Tags: 1947, 1952, 254 N. Pine St, Decatur IL, house, Photo File: Houses, Pine St

Photographs of building and student scholarship awards.

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Photograph of Student Awards and Building.

Tags: 1947, 1955, 1979, Awards, Buildings, Decatur IL., Decatur Public Schools, DPL#61, Johns Hill Junior High, Schools

Photographs of Sally Rand.

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Photographs of Sally Rand sitting at a desk, in 1947.

Tags: 1947, Bubble Dancer, dancer, Decatur IL., Famous People, Fan Dancer, Sally Rand, Visitors

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