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Uniformed Men

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Description: A formal portrait of police officers in front of a building.
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Women Booked For Prostitution

Date: 08 05 1942
Description: Women are booked for prostitution by state agents at the Iron County jail after vice raids at Hurley-area taverns on a Tuesday night.
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Women in Iron County Jail

Date: 08 05 1942
Description: Four women in an Iron County Jail cell after a sweeping raid on many Hurley area establishments. One woman is thumbing her nose at the camera. The arrest w...
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Men Involved in Vice Raid

Date: 08 04 1942
Description: A group of men involved in a sweeping raid on many Hurley area establishments. The face of the arresting officer has been blacked out. The arrest warrants ...
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Man Seized in Vice Raid

Date: 07 04 1942
Description: State Agent (left, with face blacked out to prevent future identification) as he seized the operator of the roulette table at the Ritz Bar after a sweeping...
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Two Men after Vice Raid

Date: 08 04 1942
Description: John W. Roach, Chief of the State Beverage Tax Division, (left) and Sheriff Sam Giovanoni, on right, snapped after a sweeping raid on many Hurley area esta...

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