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Item 15416

Cache of liquor, Portland, 1920

Cache of liquor, Portland, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 105045

King Charles I English Unite coin, Richmond Island, 1625

King Charles I English Unite coin, Richmond Island, 1625

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1625 Location: Richmond Island Media: Silver

Item 105051

King Charles I English shilling coin, Richmond Island, 1625

King Charles I English shilling coin, Richmond Island, 1625

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1625 Location: Richmond Island Media: Silver

Online Exhibits

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Cache of liquor, Portland, 1920

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Overview & Introduction

"Overview & Introduction Cache of liquor, Portland, 1920Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Maine played a central role in the United…"

Exhibit

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"… of Maine Historical Society 1998.39 a-c Cache of liquor, Portland, 1920Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Illegal whiskey being…"

Exhibit

Portland City Hall Rum Room, ca. 1930

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.

Site Pages

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Bowdoin group at Negro Island Harbor, Nova Scotia, 1891

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Howard House, Bangor, 1869

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Coastal ships carried this cache to eastern coastal cities for distribution across America. Bangor's river location defined its character; the lumber…"