Keywords: prohibition
Item 64126
Prohibition Postcard, Surry, 1927
Contributed by: Surry Historical Society Date: 1927-07-12 Location: Surry Media: Postcard
Item 135730
Portland City Hall Rum Room, ca. 1907
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1907 Location: Portland Media: Postcard
Exhibit
Prohibition in Maine in the 1920s
Federal Prohibition took hold of America in 1920 with the passing of the Volstead Act that banned the sale and consumption of all alcohol in the US. However, Maine had the Temperance movement long before anyone was prohibited from taking part in one of America's most popular past times. Starting in 1851, the struggles between the "drys" and the "wets" of Maine lasted for 82 years, a period of time that was everything but dry and rife with nothing but illegal activity.
Exhibit
The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (NFBPWC) held their seventh annual convention in Portland during July 12 to July 18, 1925. Over 2,000 working women from around the country visited the city.
Site Page
Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1919 to 1934: The Nation Follows Maine Into Prohibition
"The Volstead or Prohibition Enforcement Act, passed by Congress on October 28, went into effect with Prohibition."
Site Page
Rum, Riot, and Reform - Reform and Repeal
"… Sabin, the Womens Organization for National Prohibition Reform became an effective anti-prohibition group. X W."
Story
Picture This: Life on Hancock St, Bangor Maine
by anonymous
A conversation with Jay Millet, who grew up on Hancock St in Bangor Maine during the depression.
Story
Memories of working at the Criterion Theatre
by Vernon L. Cox
Working as a teenager with projectionest Roy Blake at the Criterion Theater