Washington state voters had approved a Prohibition initiative in 1914, several years before the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution, enforced by the Volstead Act, outlawed alcohol nationwide. By 1932, as in much of the rest of the country, Washington citizens were turning against Prohibition. That year, State Initiative 61 was approved by voters, which removed regulations on the importation, manufacturing, and possession of liquors, but continued felony status for the selling of alcohol to minors or in saloons. The selling of alcohol would still be illegal in Washington until the repeal of the 18th Amendment in 1933.
This 1932 handbill lays out arguments in favor of Washington State Initiative 61. The author and/or publisher is listed only as "A Taxpayer."
Caption information source: HistoryLink.org Essay 5565
ID Number: 2018.3.3.15
Date: 1932
Physical Description: 1 flier ; 9 x 12 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.
