Keywords: Beverages
Item 80362
Contributed by: Friendship Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Friendship Media: Green glass bottle with red paper label
Item 20801
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1819 Location: Vinalhaven Media: Ink on paper
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
Rum, Riot, and Reform - Why Study the History of Drinking?
"… from the earliest period, the use of alcoholic beverages has, at the same time, always found deep acceptance in our culture."
Site Page
"Formal dress was suggested, and there were beverages. The cold February night was no deterrence for the gala as 130 persons attended."
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s
"… was to ban the consumption and sale of alcoholic beverages, especially hard liquor. The word temperance means “moderation”, avoiding…"
Story
Portland Bars: Carlo's and Boothby Square
by anonymous
Carlo Giobbi on his family's Portland Bars: Carlo's and Boothby Square
Story
Documenting Portland's Neighborhood Bars
by David Read
Peanut House, Sportsman's Grill and a proposal to document Portland's Neighborhood Bars
