Images from Chapter 2:
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Front Street in 1888
Page 21: This image shows Front Street looking northward from Yamhill as it appeared in 1888. The waterfront is directly to the right. Image: The West Shore.
Getting cheated at a faro table, 1910
Page 24: Men in Reno, Nev., play a game of faro in 1910. The game of faro offered such a slim house edge if played fairly that it was not commercially viable unless the house cheated, and in 1910 "square" games of faro were almost nonexistent.
Edouard Chambreau, circa 1860
Page 25. Edouard Chambreau in his mountain-man attire, as a young man. Chambreau was at various times a gambler, bootlegger, soldier, show-biz man, saloonkeeper, bandit and swindler. Image: Oil-on-masonite painting by Leland John.
Gem and Oro Fino saloons, 1876
Page 27: The Gem and Oro Fino saloons, and Oro Fino Hall theater, located on First Avenue between Oak and Stark streets, as they appeared in 1876. The Oro Fino was Portland's largest and most prestigious theater until the New Market Theatre was built. It was partly owned by James Lappeus, a gold-field gambler, saloonkeeper and general ruffian who was, at the time of this picture, Portland's chief of police.
Police Chief James Lappeus, 1870s
Page 31: Portland Police Chief James Lappeus, the former gold-field desperado and saloonkeeper who was part owner of the town's most prestigious watering hole. Image: Oil painting by Leland John