Truck loads of beer enroute to Chicago, which were waylaid and captured at Zion City, Ill. ... all bottles were destroyed

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Title

Truck loads of beer enroute to Chicago, which were waylaid and captured at Zion City, Ill. ... all bottles were destroyed

Subject

Illegal beer confiscated by authories

Description

Manufacture more often than not occurred in rural areas and then transported to urban cities. Prohibition Bureau state headquarters were limited to high population areas which worked to the bootleggers advantage

Creator

Unknown

Source

Library of Congress

Publisher

Library of Congress

Date

1923

Contributor

National Photo Company Collection

Rights

No known restrictions on publication

Type

Photograph

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

Unknown

Citation

Unknown, “Truck loads of beer enroute to Chicago, which were waylaid and captured at Zion City, Ill. ... all bottles were destroyed,” History of the Prohibition Bureau, accessed May 18, 2024, https://prohibitionbureauhistory.omeka.net/items/show/14.

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