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Mineral Point Jail

Date: 1913
Description: Reportedly the first jail to be built in Wisconsin, this jail was built somewhere between 1830 and 1835 from hewn logs. Iowa County was organized within th...
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"Murphey's I.O.U." Publicity Still

Date: 1913
Description: Murphy the cop (played by Fred Mace) kneels as he is tormented by his wife (Dot Farley) who chokes him with one hand and raps him on the head with the othe...

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