Prohibition raid, 1920s New York
by Science Photo Library
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Prohibition raid, 1920s New York
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Science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Prohibition raid, 1920s New York. New York City Deputy Police Commissioner John A. Leach, right, watching agents pour liquor into a sewer in New York, USA, following a raid at the height of prohibition. Prohibition in the USA (1920-1933) was the period when the sale and purchase of alcoholic drinks was banned. This raid took place circa 1921.
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March 7th, 2014
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