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The term "Bootleg" came out of the common practice of hiding illegal liquor in leg of the boot to transport the contraband liquid. In this photo Miss Hattie Klawans, clerk in the office of the prohibition czar, wears her new Russian boots which were…

Asst. Secretary of the Treasury and prohibition czar Lincoln C. Andrews and the Commissioner of Prohibition, Roy C. Haynes outside of the House of Representatives.

Interstate moonshine transportation became dangerous as transporters began modifying their cars to drive at faster speeds and enforcers attempted to keep up.

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

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

Violators of Prohibition law were subject to harsh penalties however prohibition related crime would remain rampant until its repeal.

Arrest record and mug shot of prohibition era criminal Norman R. Dunn

Mug shot and arrest record for Lyman G St. Denis from the Prohibition Bureau Seattle Office

John F. Albin, arrested on March 22, 1929 for disorderly conduct.

Prohibition agents dismantled businesses and houses in the search for illegal alcohol manufacturing