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Photos of Labor Day Events 9/5/1911
Photograph of men racing on Labor Day 9/5/1911. Photographs of women racing Labor Day 9/5/1911.
Aerial Photographs of a Circus North of St Theresa High School
Aerial photographs of a circus north of St. Theresa High School in Decatur taken in August of 1954.
Photos Hagenback & Wallace Circus
Photograph taken during the Hagenback & Wallace Circus in April of 1938 of horses next to a train as people watch. Photograph of an elephant being led off the circus train while people watched.
Circus Elephants
Photograph of elephants walking down the street in Decatur during the June 1948 circus.
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…
Photograph of Virginia Slaton and Norman Kennedy
Photograph of Virginia Slaton and Norman Kennedy taken in 1947.
Photograph of Blanche Zimmerman
Photograph of Blanch Zimmerman charged with being criminally and sexually psychopathic in 1956.