File:Destruction of an illegal Japanese distillery on 65th Avenue, Seattle, ca 1918 (MOHAI 5205).jpg

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English: Destruction of an illegal Japanese distillery on 65th Avenue, Seattle, ca. 1918   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Photographer
Webster & Stevens
Title
English: Destruction of an illegal Japanese distillery on 65th Avenue, Seattle, ca. 1918
Description
English: In Washington state, Prohibition lasted from 1916 until 1933. During that time, making, selling, owning, or drinking alcoholic beverages was against the law. Local police and federal agents made regular raids and arrests. In this photo, taken around 1918, an agent smashes a hole in a fermenting vat during a raid on an illegal still.
  • Subjects (LCTGM): Japanese; Stills (Distilleries); Police raids;
Depicted place
English: Seattle (Wash.)
Date circa 1918
date QS:P571,+1918-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902

Taken in 1918
Medium
English: 1 negative : nitrate, b&w
Dimensions height: 8 in (20.3 cm); width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,8U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,10U218593
institution QS:P195,Q219563
Current location
Museum of History and Industry
Accession number
5205
Source
English: Museum of History and Industry
Permission
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Public domain
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
Credit Line
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PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved

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