Congress passed the "Volstead Act" on October 28, 1919.
Title: [New York City Deputy Police Commissioner John A. Leach, right, watching agents pour liquor into sewer following a raid during the height of prohibition]
Date Created/Published: [1921?] Medium: 1 photographic print. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-123257 (b&w film copy neg.)
Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.
Call Number: NYWTS - SUBJ/GEOG--Prohibition--General
Notes: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). Title devised by Library staff using information from photo slug.
Subjects: Prohibition--New York (State)--New York--1920-1930. Format: Alcoholic beverages--1920-1930. Photographic prints--1920-1930. Collections: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Police pour liquor into sewer following a raid during prohibition
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