People Found various ways to conceal alcohol during Prohibition. Here, a woman reveals two small barrels of booze hidden under her skirt and coat.
Raiding a still in Mt. Vernon, New York, 1925. The 18th Amendment became law in 1919 and caused an increase in illegal alcohol production.
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The Eighteenth and Twenty-First Amendments
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Prohibition advertisement focusing on protecting innocent family members from the consequences of alcohol abuse by other family members. Alcohol is portrayed as a form of poison, not a controllable or social beverage.
A poster encouraging the Volstead Act. The poster depicts a pay envelope, saloon keeper, homemaker, and list of groceries that could be purchased with the money used for alcoholic drinks.