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Looking Back : Swink's Gambling Hall

Series: Raton Range 12/8/1978 Looking Back Series Published by : Raton Range (Raton, New Mexico) Physical details: 1 p Newspaper Article Year: 1978
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File Materials New Mexico - Cities and Towns - Cimarron (Browse shelf) Not for loan

Mater List Item # 11

File location is in the New Mexico File Cabinets

Newspaper article and photograph of Swink's gambling Hall

Article reads : This one-story adobe building had a fascinating history in its various incarnation. Built as a brewery, it was soon converted into Schwenk's Gambling Hall, one of the largest gaming Places in the state at the time. Later it was used as a dance hall and it witnessed a number of fights and murders. By the 30s, when this picture was probable made, it was a placid service station. This old photo was loaned to the Range's :Looking Back" series by Victor Grant of Cimarron.

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