Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Indomitable Spirits: Prohibition in the United States
Exhibition explores prohibition in the United States from the passing of the 18th Amendment in 1919 up to the passing of the 21st Amendment which ended prohibition in 1933
Library of Congress
Loc: Prints and Photographs Reading Room the Dry Years
Here are selected photographs from the Library of Congress depicting the silly and serious aspects of Prohibition. Find a picture of the largest still in the world and a dog trained to sniff out "spirits."
Virginia History Series
Virginia History Series: Virginia State History 20th Century (1921 1940) [Pdf]
The Roaring Twenties was a time of great prosperity in America and Virginia. However, it ended with a bust that shook our country to its core. Imagine the culture of this time with the help of pictures, charts, and maps. This slideshow...
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Texas A&m University: Department of History: Progressivism [Ppt]
Explains what Progressivism looked like in Texas and how it differed from national Progressivism. It describes the laws and election reforms that discriminated against African Americans, immigrants, and poor people, the education reforms...
Virginia History Series
Virginia History Series: Virginia State History 20th Century (1900 1920) [Pdf]
Delve into Virginia's pivotal role in America's early 20th century through this slideshow. Students can visualize WWI, Virginia's naval bases, and other events such as the suffrage movement and prohibition in Virginia. The slideshow...
York University
York University: African Canadian Online: Visual Art
Here you will find samples of artists' works along with biographies. Note that copying of any images from this site is strictly prohibited without written permission from the artist.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: 1913 Land Act
View this pictorial essay to learn about the 1913 Land Act that prohibited "black" people from buying or renting land in areas designated as "white". This legislation was one of the cornerstones of apartheid and paved the way for further...
Chicago History Museum
Encyclopedia of Chicago: Gang Map
A map of the gang territories during the 1920s in Chicago. Shows where each of the gangs had a dominant presence.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota: Andrew John Volstead House
From 1894 to 1930, this was the home of Andrew J. Volstead (1860-1947), the man who "personified prohibition." Volstead served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1903-23), where he drafted the National Prohibition Enforcement Act...
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Photograph of Police Chief Daniel O
This site from the Museum of the City of San Francisco provides an article from a prohibition-period newspaper that reports the new attack by prosecutors on policemen who have been bribed by bootleggers.
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Photo of San Francisco Police Captain Charles Goff
This site from the Museum of the City of San Francisco provides an article from a prohibition-period newspaper that reports the new attack by prosecutors on policemen who have been bribed by bootleggers.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alabama: Henry D. Clayton House
This was the home of anti-trust legislator Henry De Lamar Clayton, Jr. He was the author of the Clayton Antitrust Act, an act that prohibited particular types of conduct that were deemed to not be in the best interest of a competitive...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Maine: Neal Dow House
Home of Portland mayor and 1880 Prohibition Party candidate for U.S. president Neal S. Dow.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky: George T. Stagg Distillery
This is a rare example of a distillery that operated before, during, and after Prohibition.
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Tru Tv: Eliot Ness: Photograph
Photograph of Eliot Ness, the prohibition officer who took down Al Capone.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Clinton B. Fisk
General Fisk was the Prohibition candidate for the presidency of the U.S. in 1888.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William J. Bryan
(1860-1925) Political leader and public speaker best know for his support of prohibition and literal interpretation of the Bible. He spoke for the prosecution in the Scopes Monkey Trial.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William L. Garrison
(1805-1879) Journalist and early abolitionist who also fought for prohibition and Women's Rights
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Ardent Spirits: American Temperance Movement: Snake Out of Bottle
Iconic graphic of the American temperance movement.
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