Gaming devices at the Shelby County jail in Columbiana, Alabama, after a raid on a nearby house casino.

This image was taken for a story about the raid that was published in the Birmingham News on March 10, 1941. The following caption accompanied the photo spread: "Shelby Gambling House Raid - Three Shelby County deputies and a former deputy gave 40 or 50 fashionably groomed men and women from Bi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Colley, Buddy
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/146972
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Summary:This image was taken for a story about the raid that was published in the Birmingham News on March 10, 1941. The following caption accompanied the photo spread: "Shelby Gambling House Raid - Three Shelby County deputies and a former deputy gave 40 or 50 fashionably groomed men and women from Birmingham an exciting few minutes early Sunday morning when they raided one of the Shelby County 'Gold Coast' gambling houses which flourish on the Birmingham trade. Above are scenes of the raid and some of the officers who staged it."