Police carrying out a raid on slot machines

Police carry out a raid on slot machines, St. Paul, 1935. Photograph by the St. Paul Daily News.

Scan of St. Paul Police patch

St. Paul Police patch worn with uniform

St. Paul Police patch (worn with green uniform), ca. 1930–1964. Used with the permission of the St. Paul Police Historical Society.

Photograph of John J. O'Connor’s chief-of-police badge

John J. O'Connor’s chief-of-police badge

John J. O'Connor’s chief-of-police badge, used in St. Paul ca. 1900–1920. Used with the permission of the St. Paul Police Historical Society.

Photograph of police officers with motorcycles, St. Paul, 1941.

St. Paul police officers with motorcycles

Police officers with motorcycles, St. Paul, 1941.

Photograph of St. Louis County Courthouse and Duluth City Hall

St. Louis County Courthouse and Duluth City Hall

St. Louis County Courthouse and Duluth City Hall, where the first damages hearing related to Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. was tried in 1993. Photograph by Flickr user Tony Webster, December 29, 2016. CC BY-NC 2.0.

Moorhead’s Saloon Era, 1890–1915

For twenty-five years, between 1890 and 1915, Moorhead, Minnesota, was infamous for being a rough and rowdy saloon town. The reputation was well deserved, as alcohol sales were the city’s number one industry

View (photograph) of Main Avenue from Fourth Street in Moorhead, ca. 1890s

View of Main Avenue from Fourth Street

View of Main Avenue from Fourth Street in Moorhead, ca. 1890s. From the Flaten/Wange Collection, Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County.

Photograph of John Haas’s Midway saloon, Moorhead, ca. 1890s.

John Haas’s Midway saloon

John Haas’s Midway saloon, Moorhead, ca. 1890s. From the collections of the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County.

Photograph of North Bridge saloons on First Street in Moorhead, ca. 1890s.

North Bridge saloons on First Street

North Bridge saloons on First Street in Moorhead, ca. 1890s. From the Flaten/Wange collection, Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County.

Photograph of A. J. Rustad's saloon, ca. 1890s.

A. J. Rustad’s saloon

A. J. Rustad’s saloon in Moorhead, ca. 1890s. From the Flaten/Wange Collection, Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County.

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