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These two black and white photographs show county officials from Coldwater, Kansas, standing behind confiscated bottles of liquor. The first photograph identifies the gentlemen as the following: (left to right) Ed Baker, county attorney; George McDonald, marshal; Bill McCrary, sheriff; and Leonard Tony. The second image is an interior view of liquor that has been seized by officials.
Date: Between 1920 and 1929
Item Number: 307506
Call Number: FK2.C9 C.77 *1-2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 307506
Business and Industry - Manufacturing - Food and Drink - Liquor and beer
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1920s
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Alcohol
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Law enforcement officers
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Vice - Alcohol use
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Prohibition and temperance
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Coldwater
Places - Counties - Comanche
Thematic Time Period - The Twenties, 1920 - 1929
Type of Material - Photographs
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