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Perspective NE Corner of Locust and Juniper Sts.
Perspective NE Corner of Locust and Juniper Sts.
Liquor seized during prohibition auctioned off
A customs officer auctions off over 2,000 cases worth of confiscated liquor from the Prohibition Era.
Prohibition bootlegging (Smuggler)
A man with two "holsters" to smuggle bootlegged liquor. In order to avoid the police, individuals like this man developed ingenious methods of carrying alcohol.
Prohibition bootlegging
A man has two "holsters" around his chest to help him smuggle bootlegged alcohol.
Grand Jury Investigation
Although summoned to investigate a pair of murders, the Special August Grand Jury in 1928 carried out a judge’s instructions to probe the illicit liquor trade in Philadelphia during prohibition.
Confiscated Moonshine Still
An Internal Revenue Service agent scrutinizes the contents of a moonshine still during the Prohibition era.