Name/Title
1909 Anti-Prohibition signsEntry/Object ID
HC095Description
Political signs were posted at various times on an empty house located on East Main Street, on land that later became part of the high school grounds. They reflect the long and complex struggle in Los Gatos over prohibition and local option issues that began in the 1880s and was not completely settled even by the enactment of a local option law in 1906. In June, 1889 an ordinance was passed prohibiting saloons. Two months later the Town Council voted to grant liquor licenses for a high fee. In 1910 it was agreed that liquor could be sold, but only with "bonafide meals in hotels and restaurants." This house, which once had a coffin perched on the roof to signify the "death" of Los Gatos, was located for many years at 17 Fiesta Way, and then moved in 2010 to make way for the new library about to be built at the end of Fiesta Way. HC095Collection
Hamsher Clarence CollectionDimensions
Height
33.85 cmWidth
24.06 cmLocation
* Untyped Location
Clarence Hamsher CollectionCopyright
Notes
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