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Portrait of Man
Copy negative of a portrait of Elwin Skiles wearing a suit. He would later become President of Hardin-Simmons University.
Portrait of Two Adults and Three Children
Copy negative of a portrait of Henry and Melinda Roberts and their three children taken in Three Springs, Kentucky. They are in a yard in front of bushes and trees, and Mr. Roberts is sitting in a chair while Mrs. Roberts and their son and two daughters stand around him.
Public Hanging
Copy negative of two pictures of a group of men on a hanging platform where a man is about to be hanged, with a very large crowd in the background. This was the last public hanging for rape, held in Owensboro, Kentucky. Other pictures are partially visible below and on the left.
Public Hanging; 3000 People in Crowd Witness Last Public Hanging
Copy negative of two pictures concerning the last public hanging for rape in Owensboro, Kentucky. The first is of a group of men on a hanging platform where a man has just been hanged, with a very large crowd in the background. The second is a picture of just the crowd with buildings in the background. There is a descriptive typed note under the bottom picture.
Student in Front of Building
Copy photograph of Elwin Skiles standing on the campus of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Skiles is wearing slacks and a polo shirt. Behind him is a building with the name "James P. Boyce" over the door.
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