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

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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

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.

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