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Men unloading liquor seized from a garbage scow
Men unloading liquor seized from a garbage scow
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Men unloading liquor seized from a garbage scow

Permanent ID:
1240
Date:
July 9 1932
Image Description:
In this 1932 photograph, men unload 250 boxes of liquor seized from a garbage scow while authorities look on. During the Prohibition Era, scows and other watercrafts were used in the transportation and distribution of alcohol along the Delaware River.
Inscription:
250 cases liquor seized on garbage scow
P. H N. warves
(Prob) (Verso)
Address:
Philadelphia
Format:
Photographs
Collection:
Philadelphia Record photograph morgue
Library of Congress Subjects:
Prohibition--United States [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2008110093]