In Washington state, Prohibition lasted from 1916 until 1933. During that time, making, selling, owning, or drinking alcoholic beverages was against the law. Local police and federal agents made regular raids and arrests.
In this image, four men who appear to be Japanese-American or of Japanese ethnicity or heritage stand in front of two white men, surrounded by the ruins of an illegal distillery. On the ground are pieces of a still and several broken wooden crates filled with glass bottles. "Grape Juice" is stamped on the sides of the crates.
Webster & Stevens number: 74620
Caption written on photo sleeve: Destruction of Japanese still on 65th Ave.
Physical Description: 1 negative : nitrate, b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
