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Prohibition Era
{The world went dry and liquor soaked the earth}

Laying the Groundwork
1892 National Prohibition Convention, Cincinnati, Ohio

Women Formed the Core of the Prohibition Movement
Temperence parade to promote Prohibition and limit the consumption of alcohol, Eustis, Florida 1919

Nation Voted Dry
Eighteenth Amendment adopted on January 19, 1919 (The New York Times)

On Your Mark, Get Set ... Prohibition
St Louis, 1919

Family Playfully Mourns Death of Liquor
Monument erected in swamp near George Dyer's house in Raleigh, North Carolina, ca. 1920

It's Ice Cream & Candy for Us
Imperial Liquor Co., Seattle, ca. 1916

Destroying Hooch, 1923

Hiding the Hooch
Woman seated at a soda fountain cafe, pours alcohol into her cup from a cane, 1922

Prohibition Agent Simpson
Identification card for Prohibition Agent Daisy Simpson, San Francisco 1921

Down the Drain
NY Police Commissioner John Leach watches agents pour liquor in sewer, 1920

Prescription for Whiskey
Gordons Pharmacy, Rochester, Pennsylvania, 1924

Rallying for the Liquor
Labor unions gather for anit-Prohibition rally, Chicago, 1920

A Fake Cheers
Man poses with a drink at a photo booth, Miami Beach, 1925

Bootlegger Helps Bring Down Prohibition
George L. Cassiday, an American bootlegger whose admission he sold alcohol to many members of the U.S. Congress, helped spur the end of Prohibition, 1930


Let the Flood Gates Open!
End of Prohibition celebration, 1933

Last State to End Prohibition
Greenville, Mississippi opens first liquor store 36 years after end of Prohibition

Shadows of Prohibition Endure, Baltimore

Laying the Groundwork
1892 National Prohibition Convention, Cincinnati, Ohio

Women Formed the Core of the Prohibition Movement
Temperence parade to promote Prohibition and limit the consumption of alcohol, Eustis, Florida 1919

Nation Voted Dry
Eighteenth Amendment adopted on January 19, 1919 (The New York Times)

On Your Mark, Get Set ... Prohibition
St Louis, 1919

Family Playfully Mourns Death of Liquor
Monument erected in swamp near George Dyer's house in Raleigh, North Carolina, ca. 1920

It's Ice Cream & Candy for Us
Imperial Liquor Co., Seattle, ca. 1916

Destroying Hooch, 1923

Hiding the Hooch
Woman seated at a soda fountain cafe, pours alcohol into her cup from a cane, 1922

Prohibition Agent Simpson
Identification card for Prohibition Agent Daisy Simpson, San Francisco 1921

Down the Drain
NY Police Commissioner John Leach watches agents pour liquor in sewer, 1920

Prescription for Whiskey
Gordons Pharmacy, Rochester, Pennsylvania, 1924

Rallying for the Liquor
Labor unions gather for anit-Prohibition rally, Chicago, 1920

A Fake Cheers
Man poses with a drink at a photo booth, Miami Beach, 1925

Bootlegger Helps Bring Down Prohibition
George L. Cassiday, an American bootlegger whose admission he sold alcohol to many members of the U.S. Congress, helped spur the end of Prohibition, 1930


Let the Flood Gates Open!
End of Prohibition celebration, 1933

Last State to End Prohibition
Greenville, Mississippi opens first liquor store 36 years after end of Prohibition

Shadows of Prohibition Endure, Baltimore
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