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Casper Police Department Photograph

 Collection
Identifier: NCA 01.2024.05 WyCaC US

Scope and Contents

This is a photo of the Casper Police Department circa 1932. In the back row, left to right, is Unknown, Joseph P. Jonen, Charley Swingle, Jack Bordeaux, and Belle Patton, the jail matron. In the middle row is Joseph Lindholm, Vincent Delaney, Ed Garrell, Unknown, Tony Wrobleskey, Unknown, and John Mechaley. In the front row is Judge John Casey, Bob Owens, Don Newlan, Mayor Earl Rowell, Chief Mike Quealey, Wilbur Clark, and Otis Wade. One of the unknowns in the middle row is Tony Wroblesky.

Dates

  • 1932

Biographical / Historical

Shortly after this photo was taken, Mayor Earl Rowell and Chief Mike Quealey were taken before a Grand Jury for charges of trafficking liquor in violation of the National Prohibition Act. The were also fired. Rowell left Casper. Quealey was later employed by Sheriff Gilbert Housley after Housley left office h=and bought the Townsend Hotel and Natrona Motors. Housley had also been brought before a Grand Jury, but the charges against him are unknown.

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

This photo was donated by Joan Jonen Gilliam.

Existence and Location of Copies

A didgital copy of this photo can be found here: https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/1114

Author
Schuyler Fox
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Casper College Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
125 College Drive
Casper Wyoming United States 82601 United States
3072682549