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Size | 3 items (1.25 linear feet) |
Abstract | The original owner and possible creator of the collection was P.M. Caudle, who may have worked for the United States Department of the Treasury. Caudle sent the images to his wife enclosed in an envelope from the Office of the Federal Prohibition Director in Greenville, S.C. The Bureau of Prohibition, part of the Department of the Treasury, was responsible for the enforcement of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibited the sale of alcohol, 1919-1933. During Prohibition, the Bureau of Prohibition regularly raided and dismantled moonshine and other liquor stills, arresting numerous people for the illegal manufacture and sale of alcohol. The collection consists of two images of moonshine stills near High Point, N.C., which were raided by Department of the Treasury prohibition officers in or around 1927. Also included is a letter about the individuals in one of the photographs. |
Creator | Caudle, P.M. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives. |
Language | English |
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The original owner and possible creator of the collection was P.M. Caudle, who may have worked for the United States Department of the Treasury. Caudle sent the images to his wife enclosed in an envelope from the Office of the Federal Prohibition Director in Greenville, S.C. The Bureau of Prohibition, part of the Department of the Treasury, was responsible for the enforcement of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibited the sale of alcohol, 1919-1933. During Prohibition, the Bureau of Prohibition regularly raided and dismantled moonshine and other liquor stills, arresting numerous people for the illegal manufacture and sale of alcohol.
Back to TopThe collection consists of two images of moonshine stills near High Point, N.C., which were raided by Department of the Treasury prohibition officers in or around 1927. Also included is a letter about the individuals in one of the photographs.
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Image Box
IB-P0079/1
Folder P0079/0001 |
Moonshine stills, circa 1927Black-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images Men in front of moonshine stills near High Point, N.C. Letter included with images lists names of men in one photograph: "The three men in circle are prisoners. The other are, reading from right to left: 1. H.L. Bell, 2. Newspaper man, 3. J.H. Painter, 4. L.J. Bishop, 5. R.L. Wells, 6. J.W. Sanders, 7. Ford Bruce, 8. Behind Sanders is E.R. Austin." |
Image Box
IB-P0079/1
Folder P0079/0002 |
Letter with envelope, circa 1927Manuscript material 2 items Letter and envelope from P.M. Caudle. Letter describes photographs. Envelope is from the Department of the Treasury Office of the Federal Prohibition Director in Greenville, S.C. |