Title: Officer puts a padlock on a door Description: A law enforcement officer puts a padlock on a door outside a drinking establishment closed for violation of the National Prohibition Act of 1919 which prohibited the manufacture, sale and consumption of any alcohol); National Prohibition Act (1919-1933); (AKA: "The Noble Experiment;" The Volstead Act); Andrew Volstead (1860-1947), U.S. House of Representative Republican member (1903-1923) who was chairman of the House Judiciary Committee which oversaw the Act's passage; Keywords: alcohol, National Prohibition Act of 1919, The Noble Experiment, Prohibition, reform movements, repeal of Eighteenth Amendment in 1933, Volstead Act, 1930s, Great Depression. Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 1350 x 1204 (1.63 MPixels) (1.12) Print Size: 11.4 x 10.2 cm; 4.5 x 4.0 inches File Size: 4.66 MB (4,881,242 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000096246 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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