On December 9, 2022, the article below (shown in four parts on this website to reduce clutter from advertizing) appeared in an online magazine article, A & E, Explore Columbus. It documents an event that happened in March 1938 when Judy Garland went to Columbus, Ohio to do a promotional for her movie "Everybody Sing" at the Ohio Theatre. She was 15 years old at the time. Russell Leach, also aged 15 was in the audience, filming Judy. At this time in his life, he wanted to be a professional photographer.
Another article appears below this one. This article states that Russell filmed Judy on July 30th, 1938.