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Mug shots of the conspirators with vital statistics: Ernest C. Kyle
Violators of Prohibition law were subject to harsh penalties however prohibition related crime would remain rampant until its repeal.
Small group of men dumping wine from barrels into hole in ground
After confiscation Prohibition agents would often destroy the material if not needed for any prosecution.
Prohibition chief A. C. Townsend sitting at a desk and holding a pipe to his mouth
Half-length portrait of prohibition chief A. C. Townsend holding a pipe to his mouth, sitting at a desk in a room in Chicago, Illinois. A stack of papers is sitting on the desk
Cases of whiskey confiscated by the U.S. Internal Revenue Bureau
Cases of whiskey confiscated by Internal Revenue and Prohibition agents during Prohibition.
Bottles and barrel of confiscated whiskey
Bottles and barrel of confiscated bootlegged whiskey taken by Prohibition Bureau agents
Mug shots of the conspirators with vital statistics: Norman R. Dunn
Arrest record and mug shot of prohibition era criminal Norman R. Dunn
Mug shots of the conspirators with vital statistics: Lyman G St. Denis
Mug shot and arrest record for Lyman G St. Denis from the Prohibition Bureau Seattle Office
Mug shots of the conspirators with vital statistics: John F. Albin
John F. Albin, arrested on March 22, 1929 for disorderly conduct.
Cow Shoes
Fashioned by rumrunners, these shoe modifications would disguise footprints in order to confuse Prohibition agents and local authorizes.
Cow Shoes 2
Agents photographed evidence of what techniques bootleggers were using escape capture.