Prohibition

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Activities of the Internal Revenue Dept. to enforce prohibition Dr. A. B. Adams, head of the division of technology of the Internal Revenue.

Activities of the Internal Revenue Dept. to enforce prohibition Dr. A. B. Adams, head of the division of technology of the Internal Revenue.

1920

No Prohibition for this joint

No Prohibition for this joint

1920

Stills nabbed by first flying prohibition [ag]ents--Texas moonshiners, rum runners, and ... smugglers fall prey to new dry flyers

Stills nabbed by first flying prohibition [ag]ents--Texas moonshiners, rum runners, and ... smugglers fall prey to new dry flyers

1920

If Prohibition were repealed

If Prohibition were repealed

1921

Prohibition group, 9/12/22

Prohibition group, 9/12/22

1922

Prohibition Vote, 2/3/23

Prohibition Vote, 2/3/23

1923

Prohibition officers raiding the lunch room of 922 Pa. Ave., Wash., D.C.

Prohibition officers raiding the lunch room of 922 Pa. Ave., Wash., D.C.

1923

[Girls counting prohibition vote taken by National Liberal Alliance, Washington, D.C.]

[Girls counting prohibition vote taken by National Liberal Alliance, Washington, D.C.]

1923

[Test vote on prohibition taken in Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 1923]

[Test vote on prohibition taken in Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 1923]

1923

Ruben B. Sams, New Provincial Prohibition Chief of Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern N.J.

Ruben B. Sams, New Provincial Prohibition Chief of Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern N.J.

1923

Anti Prohibition group, 1/21/24

Anti Prohibition group, 1/21/24

1924

Prohibition Unit (Cow Shoes), 6/28/24

Prohibition Unit (Cow Shoes), 6/28/24

1924

Prohibition Unit (Cow Shoes), 6/28/24

Prohibition Unit (Cow Shoes), 6/28/24

1924

Prohibition chiefs testify before Ways and Means Committee of the House

Prohibition chiefs testify before Ways and Means Committee of the House

1925

State directors & division chiefs of prohibition, 8/18/25

State directors & division chiefs of prohibition, 8/18/25

1925

W.A. Green, Chief Prohibition Inspector, 9/5/25

W.A. Green, Chief Prohibition Inspector, 9/5/25

1925

W.A. Green, Chief Prohibition Inspector, [9/25/25]

W.A. Green, Chief Prohibition Inspector, [9/25/25]

1925

E.C. Yellowly, Chief of gen. prohibition agents, 8/18/25

E.C. Yellowly, Chief of gen. prohibition agents, 8/18/25

1925

E.C. Yellowly, Chief of general prohibition agents, 8/18/25

E.C. Yellowly, Chief of general prohibition agents, 8/18/25

1925

[Coast Guard Cutter, USS Seneca chasing and capturing a "rum runner" 1924: Prohibition agents examining barrels on boat]

[Coast Guard Cutter, USS Seneca chasing and capturing a "rum runner" 1924: Prohibition agents examining barrels on boat]

1925

Delegation of Maryland women at Capitol on prohibition hearing

Delegation of Maryland women at Capitol on prohibition hearing

1926

Women from New Jersey at Capitol to prohibition hearing, 4/12/26

Women from New Jersey at Capitol to prohibition hearing, 4/12/26

1926

Stop when you see this sign. This is the new insignia plate the Bureau of Prohibition has adopted for use by prohibition agents in stopping suspected automobiles. In the photograph, from left to right, are; Prohibition Administrator Ames Woodcock, H.M. Lucious, secretary of the Automobile Club of Maryland, and Ernest M.Smith, vice- president of the A.A.A.

Stop when you see this sign. This is the new insignia plate the Bureau of Prohibition has adopted for use by prohibition agents in stopping suspected automobiles. In the photograph, from left to right, are; Prohibition Administrator Ames Woodcock, H.M. Lucious, secretary of the Automobile Club of Maryland, and Ernest M.Smith, vice- president of the A.A.A.

1930

Labor unions hold anti-prohibition meeting

Labor unions hold anti-prohibition meeting

1931

[Woman holding poster "Abolish Prohibition!"]

[Woman holding poster "Abolish Prohibition!"]

1931

[Group: Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform]

[Group: Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform]

1931

Still where prohibition agent was shot At this old fashioned distillery in the woods near Rosaryville, Maryland, Harry D. McMunn, prohibition agent of Leonardtown, Md., was shot and critically wounded. Aubrey Harding of Spotsylvania, Va., was arrested and charged with the shooting.

Still where prohibition agent was shot At this old fashioned distillery in the woods near Rosaryville, Maryland, Harry D. McMunn, prohibition agent of Leonardtown, Md., was shot and critically wounded. Aubrey Harding of Spotsylvania, Va., was arrested and charged with the shooting.

1931

[Women and ballot box: Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform]

[Women and ballot box: Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform]

1932