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Last Call: Women and the Repeal of Prohibition

National prohibition was officially repealed with the ratification of the 21st Amendment on 5 December 1933. Prohibition of the production and sale of alcoholic beverages…

Claire RadcliffeNovember 29, 2017

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Drink Wet and Vote Dry

One of the hallmarks of the age of Prohibition is a certain level of contradiction. After all, the country was supposed to be entirely dry;…

Claire RadcliffeJuly 26, 2017

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Mug Shot Monday: William H. Oehlert, No. 11708 and 17831

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. William Oehlert had a lengthy criminal record,…

Roger ChristmanDecember 19, 2016

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Mug Shot Monday: Benjamin Liverman, No. 18759

This is the latest in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. Benjamin Liverman, the “Boy Bandit,” the subject…

Roger ChristmanOctober 6, 2014

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Mug Shot Monday: Ed Carr, No. 11516

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. Ed Carr, the subject of this…

Roger ChristmanFebruary 10, 2014