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Sheriff's office destroying moonshine, c. 1955
Sheriff Roy Baker, Reely Christensen, and another deputy swing axes at part of a moonshine still. -
Display of the Martin County Sheriff at the Martin County Fair display, 1965
Display of a still and equipment used by the sheriff's department at the Martin County Fair, including guns, hand-cuffs, and a walkie-talkie. Scan from low quality print. -
Display of the Martin County Sheriff at the Martin County Fair display, 1965
Display of a still and equipment used by the sheriff's department at the Martin County Fair, including barrels labeled "mash." Scan from low quality print. -
Law enforcement at still confiscation, c. 1958
Several men near a car surrounded by barrels. Scan from low quality print. -
Law enforcement at school bus still, c. 1958
Sheriff Roy C. Baker and Deputy Jim Mills, at a still on a school bus in the savannas. Scan from low quality print. -
Law enforcement at school bus still, c. 1958
State beverage agent Bill Eddy, Sheriff Roy C. Baker, and Deputy Jim Mills, at a still on a school bus in the savannas. Scan from low quality print. -
Law enforcement at school bus still, c. 1958
Deputy Jim Mills, Sheriff Roy C. Baker, and Bill Eddy, state beverage agent at a still on a school bus in the savannas. Scan from low quality print. -
Deputy Slater Grose with barrel, c. 1958
Sheriff Deputy with metal barrel, probably part of seized moonshine still raid. Slater Grose (1936-2007) served in the Martin County Sheriff's Office for 14 years, starting as the jailer and ending as the second in command under Sheriff Roy C. Baker. He was the first Marine Deputy. In 1974 he left the Sheriff's Dept. and worked at Stuart Paint and Supply. Scan from low quality print. -
Sheriff Baker dumping moonshine, c. 1957
Sheriff Roy C. Baker dumps a load of moonshine. Scan from low quality print. -
Sheriff Baker and deputy James Holt examine moonshine, c. 1957
Sheriff Roy C. Baker and a deputy examine a trunk full of containers of moonshine. Scan from low quality print.