Prohibition in the United States was a national ban on the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol, in place from 1920 to 1933. These prohibition-era photos below provide a glimpse into prohibition era in Boston, Massachusetts during the 1920s and 1930s.
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| Casks Seized by Police – c. 1930. |
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| Rum Chasers: Beagle and Cunningham – Jan. 23, 1927. |
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| Ice Covered Rum Chaser – Jan. 20, 1926. |
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| Superintendent Crowley Inspects a Speakeasy – 1930. |
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| Commissioner and Superintendent at Police HQ – 1935. |
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| Aerial View of Rum Runners – c. 1917-1934. |
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| Aerial Photo of a Seized Rum Runner – c. 1917-1934. |
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| Newer Fleet of Rum Chasers: General Green & Frederick Lee – 1928. |
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| Fleet of Rum Chasers in East Boston – Dec. 30, 1928. |
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| Captured Rum Runner Brought to the Appraiser’s Stores – c. 1917-1934. |
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| Coast Guard Seizes a Rum Runner – c. 1917-1934. |
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| Fleet of Rum Chasers in East Boston – c. 1917-1934. |
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| $175,000 in Liquor Seized by Coast Guard – Jan. 18, 1932. |
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| Still Raided and Destroyed at Woburn by Federal Agents – 1934. |
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| Man Operates Still out of the Back of a Carriage – c. 1917-1934. |
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| Still Explosion Kills Man in Reading – 1930. |
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| Boat Suspected of Selling Alcohol is Inspected – c. 1917-1934. |
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| Speakeasy Raided and Destroyed by Federal Agents – Feb. 11, 1932. |
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| Boston Police Liquor Squad – 1928. |
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| Officers Dismantle a Speakeasy After Raid – c. 1917-1934. |
(Photos courtesy of the
Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection)
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