[Photograph of a sheriff about to destroy slot machines, Appling, Columbia County, Georgia, 1973 Feb. 28] Herndon, C.W. Gambling Municipal services--Georgia--Appling Appling, Feb. 28, 1973. Columbia County Sheriff Edward Tankersley seen just before he began destroying these slot machines with an ax. The machines were taken from a private club in the county and were destroyed on orders from a judge of the superior court. [Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia] Georgia. Dept. of Archives and History Digital Library of Georgia 2004 http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/id:clm027 1973 Appling (Ga.) Columbia County (Ga.) Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260. Contact repository re: reproduction and usage.