Small group of men dumping wine from barrels into hole in ground

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Title

Small group of men dumping wine from barrels into hole in ground

Subject

liquor confiscation and destruction

Description

After confiscation Prohibition agents would often destroy the material if not needed for any prosecution.

Creator

Chicago Daily News

Source

Library of Congress

Publisher

Chicago Historical Society

Date

1921

Contributor

Chicago Daily News

Rights

DN-0072930, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum.

Format

Photograph

Type

Photograph

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

5 x 7 in

Citation

Chicago Daily News, “Small group of men dumping wine from barrels into hole in ground,” History of the Prohibition Bureau, accessed May 15, 2024, https://prohibitionbureauhistory.omeka.net/items/show/10.

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