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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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