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Photos: Globe's Haunted Jail
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The Gila County Sheriff's Office & Jail was in operation from 1910-1981 in Globe. It's serving as a haunted house attraction through Halloween.
The Haunted Jail at Globe
Corridors and warning messages on the second level of the 1910 Gila County Sheriff's Office and Jail.
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The Haunted Jail at Globe attraction housed within the historic 1910 Gila County Sheriff's Office and Jail.
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Sid Kramer, right, and Chris Swinney demonstrate their character work.
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Art director Sid Kramer, left, and Mike Creech discuss next steps as work nears completion on The Haunted Jail at Globe haunted house.
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Art director Sid Kramer, right, and Mike Creech test run a flying ghoul gag.
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The haunted house route wines between the old jail, left, and courthouse.
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Corridors and warning messages on the second level of the 1910 Gila County Sheriff's Office and Jail.
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An inmate's sink and toilet in a holding cell in the 1910 Gila County Sheriff's Office and Jail.
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The jail cell where inmate Kingsley Olds was murdered in 1910 after being shot from across the street.
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Stairways leading to the womens' and trustees' dorms at the 1910 Gila County Sheriff's Office and Jail.
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Jail cells on the second level at the 1910 Gila County Sheriff's Office and Jail.
Mike Christy / Arizona Daily StarThe Haunted Jail at Globe
Jail cells on the second level at the 1910 Gila County Sheriff's Office and Jail.
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Painted prisoners' instructions on the walls inside the 1910 Gila County Sheriff's Office and Jail.
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Jail cells on the bottom level at the 1910 Gila County Sheriff's Office and Jail.
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The catwalk leads from the courthouse, left, to the jail at the 1910 Gila County Sheriff's Office and Jail.
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Art director Sid Kramer shows some of the character costumes.
Mike Christy / Arizona Daily StarThe Haunted Jail at Globe
Chris Swinney uses a fishing reel rig to retrieve a flying ghoul gag.
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Art director Sid Kramer, left, and Mike Creech troubleshoot a flying ghoul gag.
Mike Christy / Arizona Daily StarThe Haunted Jail at Globe
The Haunted Jail at Globe attraction housed within the historic 1910 Gila County Sheriff's Office and Jail.
Mike Christy / Arizona Daily StarThe Haunted Jail at Globe
Poetry written inside a jail cell on the second level at the 1910 Gila County Sheriff's Office and Jail.
Mike Christy / Arizona Daily StarThe Haunted Jail at Globe
Metal grates cover the steel bars over the windows at the 1910 Gila County Sheriff's Office and Jail.
Mike Christy / Arizona Daily StarThe Haunted Jail at Globe
Mike Creech works on a graveyard scene in the jail's courtyard as work nears completion on The Haunted Jail at Globe attraction housed within the historic 1910 Gila County Sheriff's Office and Jail.
Mike Christy / Arizona Daily StarThe Haunted Jail at Globe
Sid Kramer paints the trim around a mirrored ghost gag.
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The 1910 Gila County Sheriff's Office and Jail, 149 E. Oak Street, on Sept. 26, 2017, in Globe, Ariz.
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A 1907 photograph of the intersection of Broad and Oak Streets (with the courthouse on the right) in Globe, Ariz. The streetlight is a new addition.
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The Trust Building and Pioneer Hotel (the courthouse is at right) along Broad Street in Globe, Ariz. circa 1910.
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The Elks Day Parade in 1907, looking west on Broad Street in Globe, Ariz.
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An overview looking north of Globe, Ariz. circa 1906. Oak Street is at left with the courthouse on the corner.
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The 1905 hanging of Zach Booth (waving hat) behind the Gila County Courthouse in Globe, Ariz. Booth, the last man to be hanged in Globe, was sentenced for killing two sheepherders two years prior. According to the Arizona Silver Belt newspaper, Booth said, "Goodbye boys, goodbye everyone. A lot of people are here to see Zach go the route. I'm an innocent man. I'm off to meet my dear old mother in heaven."
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