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Photograph of Frank "Bottles" Capone. Enjoyed coming to Hot Springs. Talked his brother out of a rash decision that would have banned them from Hot Springs. "Bottles" still came to Hot Springs after his brother's incarceration.

Photograph of Grover Cleveland Smith

Al Capone and friend at Happy Hollow

George Whittington was a close friend and advisor to Leo McLaughlin. McLaughlin often depended on Whittington to guide him when he would get himself into a situation.

Photograph of the G.I. Boys

George McLaughlin

Photograph of George "Bugs" Moran, gangster leader in Chicago and chief rival of Al Capone.

The cartoon shows a Hot Springs police officer and a man labeled as a gangster riding together and laughing at a man (labeled as victim) that is covered in mud.

Photograph of Fred Fowler, County Clerk, posing with the Hot Springs Police force. Fred is at the very top left of the photograph.

Leo McLaughlin posing with President Franklin D Roosevelt when the President came to visit Hot Springs. Leo did not pass up an opportunity to pose with famous individuals.