Press photo, alcohol raid, prohibition, Los Angeles, May 1923.
Entry/Object ID
2014.251.1.1
Description
Press photo, alcohol raid, prohibition, Los Angeles, May 1923. The typed description pasted on reverse blames Andrew Volstead for the acts portrayed in photo. Bystanders pass by the county courthouse as officials pour out gallons of alcohol into the street. Barrels are visible to the left of a river of liquor and foam in the street. Bikers and pedestrians stand in the liquid, some have stepped up on a window ledge. In fair condition with moderate browning and minor acid burn to reverse.
