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Burning courthouse in Shelbyville (Tennessee), 1934

In the wake of riots surrounding the trial of E.K. Harris, the courthouse in Shelbyville in the US state of Tennessee burned down. To prevent a lynching of the accused, more than 600 National Guardsmen had been sent to Shelbyville

Picture No
13536914
Media ID
48348735
Size
4960px x 3643px (1.0MB)
Credit
© Mary Evans / Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo
Usage Restrictions
Editorial Use Only - No model release, no property release. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo
Source
SZ Photo - Scherl
Date
1934

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