There are books like this blog. There’s Wisconsin Death Trip and Chad Lewis has the Hidden Headlines series. They include Wisconsin, Texas, California, and New York.
Asked by Anonymous
Is this the first one?
“Wisconsin Death Trip is a 1973 non-fiction book by Michael Lesy, based on a collection of late 19th century photographs by Jackson County, Wisconsin photographer Charles Van Schaick – mostly taken in the city of Black River Falls – and local news reports from the same period. It emphasizes the harsh aspects of Midwestern rural life under the pressures of crime, disease, mental illness, and urbanization.” (from Wikipedia)
Sounds very interesting!