Remains of a borrowed Stutz touring car after running into a tree at seventy miles an hour, in which the bootlegger driver was killed and fifty gallons of corn liquor was destroyed and confiscated
Title
Remains of a borrowed Stutz touring car after running into a tree at seventy miles an hour, in which the bootlegger driver was killed and fifty gallons of corn liquor was destroyed and confiscated
Subject
Prohibition Era Bootleggers traffic accident
Description
Prohibition agents were commonly looking to stop illegal interstate alcohol rings. Attempts to stop this trafficking could become dangerous such as in this case. With the driver killed by the impact, agents were left to confiscated the illegal alcohol.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Library of Congress
Publisher
Library of Congress
Date
1924 July 29
Contributor
National Photo Company Collection
Rights
No known restrictions on publication
Format
Photograph
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
Unknown
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Remains of a borrowed Stutz touring car after running into a tree at seventy miles an hour, in which the bootlegger driver was killed and fifty gallons of corn liquor was destroyed and confiscated,” History of the Prohibition Bureau, accessed May 15, 2024, https://prohibitionbureauhistory.omeka.net/items/show/6.