Esoteric History

Mrs. Thornton Kennedy rides an elephant at the Grant Park Zoo.

A sign at the Union County Fair advertises Madam Tillie’s fortune telling services in 1972.

A costume-clad Atlantan stands between the tombstones in Oakland Cemetery, ca. 1915.

Toccoa native Paul Anderson and unofficial “strongest man in the world” demonstrates his strength in 1955.

Atlanta Mayor William B. Hartsfield with entertainer Edger Bergen and his ventriloquist dummy Mortimer Snerd in February 1950.

Magician Hal Martin performs an illusion in Atlanta, ca. 1949.

For a brief and tumultuous few weeks in 1946 and 1947, Georgia had three governors. What followed is the stuff of political legend.

Ready or not, the holidays are upon us. To celebrate this festive season, we’ve gathered together some historic holiday traditions to share with you and yours.