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Photograph

Man Playing 25 Cent Slot Machine

Date: 04 10 1942
Description: Man playing an illegal 25 cent slot machine in the Valley Tavern, on Highway 42, two miles north of Kenosha.
Photograph

Illegal Gambling Machines

Date: 04 1942
Description: Two illegal gambling machines in the Brass Ball Tavern.
Photograph

Illegal Gambling Machines Next to Bar

Date: 04 09 1942
Description: Two illegal gambling machines in the Paris Gardens, 6 miles west of Kenosha, on Highway 43. Three man area sitting at the bar.
Historical Essay

Death to Capital Punishment

How Wisconsin Eliminated the Death Penalty
Read about the final person to be executed in Wisconsin before the state prohibited the death penalty.
Historical Essay

Murderer's Execution Restraints

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Arm and leg restraints that bound John McCaffary, the last man executed in Wisconsin, 1851. (Museum object #1976.249.1–.2)
Historical Essay

Wisconsin and the Death Penalty

Wisconsin's first and only legal execution was for spousal murder in the 1800s. Read about past efforts to re-establish the death penalty in the state.

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