Photos: 32nd Dillinger Days
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Kelly Presnell
Photojournalist
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The 32nd Dillinger Days took over Hotel Congress with antique autos, tours, exhibits, lectures and the reenactments of the 1934 fire and the arrest of John Dillinger, Tucson, Ariz., January 17, 2026.
Eddie McKechnie takes a boot to the chest in front of Tiff Jensen during a âfightâ in the courtyard at Hotel Congress for the 32nd Dillinger Days, January 17, 2026, Tucson, Ariz. The annual fest featured two reenactments of the fire at the the hotel that helped flush out Dillinger and his gang, restored Tucson Fire Department trucks that were on the scene of the fire some ninety years ago, lectures, downtown tours and dozens of antique cars from the Model A Ford Club.
Jon Mincks as John Dillinger blasts his way out of a bank robbery during the opening of one of the reenactments at the 32nd Dillinger Days, January 17, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
Bob Saxwold strolls among the dozens of Model Aâs on display in the parking lot of the railroad station at the 32nd Dillinger Days, January 17, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
Ed Neal gets his 1931 Model A coupe spick and span for display at the 32nd Dillinger Days, January 17, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
Jon Mincks, playing John Dillinger, narrates the reenactment of the fire at Hotel Congress that helped local law enforcement apprehend Dillinger and his gang during the 32nd Dillinger Days, January 17, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
Rob Jensen yells for helps from a balcony at Hotel Congress as he and the Hotshot Performers reenact the fire that flushed out John Dillinger and his gang at the 32nd Dillinger Days, January 17, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
One of the restored Tucson Fire Department vehicles that was on the scene of the fire at Hotel Congress in 1934 that eventually led to the apprehension of John Dillinger shines bright in the morning sun at the 32nd Dillinger Days, January 17, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
Kelly Presnell
Photojournalist
