Prohibition bootlegging (Smuggler)

Title

Prohibition bootlegging (Smuggler)

Description

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.

Creator

George D. McDowell

Source

Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries

Date

Feb. 1, 1939

Contributor

Dominic Cardile

Rights

Courtesy of Temple University Libraries

Original Format

Photo

Files

Smuggling Liquor 2.jpg


Citation

George D. McDowell, “Prohibition bootlegging (Smuggler),” Philly Immigration, accessed October 22, 2026, https://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/items/show/323.