Cache of liquor, Portland, 1920
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A cache of liquor being taken off a ship in Portland Harbor at Grand Trunk Wharf in 1920 when Prohibition was in effect.
Other Information
- Title: Cache of liquor, Portland, 1920
- Creator: Portland Press Herald
- Creation Date: 1920
- Subject Date: 1920
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph; Glass Negative
- Local Code: Photographs -- Prohibition; Coll. 1949 #1232; 2005.061.1232
- Collection: Portland Press Herald Glass Negative
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Liquor laws--History--Maine
Seizure of vessels and cargo--Maine--Portland
Police--Maine--Portland
Wharves & piers--Maine--Portland
Prohibition--Maine--Portland--Photographs
Grand Trunk Wharf (Portland, Me.)
Temperance--Maine--Portland
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