Keywords: Rum runner
Item 135767
Suspected Rum Runner Dixie III, Portland, 1927
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1927 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 66609
Map of Mt. Desert Island printed on postcard, ca. 1935
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Mount Desert Island Media: Linen texture postcard
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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.
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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police
"… The Best of Boyle , 1980 Suspected Rum Runner Dixie III, Portland, 1927Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Suspected Rum Runner…"
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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century
"… Place was providing the perfect place for rum runners. According to Cush Lane, a summer resident, when high tide fell around around 10:30 at night…"
