Museum opens 100th anniversary photos exhibit

The Shelby County Museum opened its new exhibit Thursday, July 20 featuring two photos taken 100 years apart at the same location on the downtown Center square. On May 5, 1923, Center photographer Roy R. Loving took the first photo of the northwest corner of the square.

2023 photo taken to honor 1923 downtown scene

A May 5, 1923, picture of the unpaved downtown square taken by local photographer Roy R. Loving was commemorated Friday, May 5, 2023, with another photo shoot in the same location. Center photographer Lawrence Davis snapped the photos for 2023.