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The Inside Story of "Prohibition Failure"
Corruption and Political Influence made football of Enforcement, Declares Woodcock, Dry Forces' Chief
"New Bureau" is Predicted
"New Bureau" is predicted to follow Prohibition Bureau
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.
And now a beer meter
And now a beer meter. Washington, D.C., May 1. To aid Uncle Same in collecting the tax on the millions of barrels of beer brewed in this country every year, the National Bureau of Standards has designed a master beer meter for use of the alcohol unit…
Stop when you see this sign.
This is the new insignia plate the Bureau of Prohibition has adopted for use by prohibition agents in stopping suspected automobiles. In the photograph, from left to right, are; Prohibition Administrator Ames Woodcock, H.M. Lucious, secretary of the…
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
Prohibition Agent Surrender Self
Los Angeles Times article covering the self surrender of a prohibition agent for murder.
Widespread Crime Laid to Prohibition
Article recounts release of George Dorsey's book which claims that Prohibition has been a failure and caused more damage to society than any good.