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• Gambling Operators Bet on Douglas County - Archives & Local History blog

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  Ova Elijah "Smiling Charlie" Stephens operated an illegal casino on the border of Douglas and Arapahoe Counties in the 1930s. Blakeland Inn, also known as Wolhurst, operated secretly as a casino, including an underground escape tunnel to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Douglas County Clippings Notebook : Crime

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  Archives & Local History's collection of clippings binders contain extensive newspaper articles organized by topic and date. The "Prohibition / Gambling" tab in the "Crime" binder lists articles about bootleggers, gamblers, casinos, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Louis "Diamond Jack" Alterie Photograph, 2002.064

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  "Diamond Jack" or "Two Gun" Alterie, born Leland A. Varain, was a Chicago hitman who owned property in Jarre Canon in the 1930s. This image from the archives shows Alterie in a 10-gallon hat.

• The Melodrama of Wolhurst

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  Bancroft, Caroline

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  Wolhurst, a Tudor manor house once located along Santa Fe Drive in Littleton, was a home for socialites, politicians, a gold baron, and organized crime. One of its owners, Ova Elijah "Smiling Charlie" Stephens, ran a speakeasy and casino…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Littleton History Moment - Wolhurst

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  This YouTube video by the Littleton government traces the sometimes shady history of Wolhurst Manor, used as an illegal casino in the 1930s (complete with an underground escape tunnel).

• Wolhurst collections, Denver Public Library

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  This link navigates to Denver Public Library's digital collections on Wolhurst Manor.

• That Night in Franktown, Co.

  Nielsen, Keith H.

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  This fiction book by local author Keith Nielsen is loosely based on true events. Set in the 1920s, this adventure novel features Prohibition, gangsters, and the Ku Klux Klan.

• Dry Times in the Highest State: Colorado’s Prohibition Movement | Erstwhile: A History Blog

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  From Erstwhile: "Guest writer Sam Bock (M.A., CU Boulder) places Colorado's early adoption of Prohibition in social and political context, suggesting the continuing resonances of those circumstances today."

• Prohibition in Colorado: Denver Public Library

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  This short blog post introduces James W. Melrose, a Colorado State Prohibition Agent. The blog also points to the Francis Melrose Papers (WH995), which include materials about Melrose's career collected by his daughter.

• A People's History of Alcohol Prohibition in Colorado: Labor, Class, Gender, and Moral Reform 1916-1933

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  This undergraduate thesis from Metropolitan State University, authored by Saya "Ted" Richthofen, details the history of Prohibition in Colorado.