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Big Jim Elkins | Gangsters, Unions and Pinball
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This episode wishes Happy Birthday to James Butler Elkins, better known as “Big Jim.” Listen as Jeffrey Stone exposes the vice scene of Portland and the man who controlled the industry from 1940 to 1956. More at: http://www.publichistorypdx.org/2017/03/12/big-jim-elkins-gangsters-unions-pinball/
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