Bootleg stills in the woods, barrels smashed on courthouse steps, and a line of stone-faced sheriffs staring down Prohibition with badges, fedoras, and a whole lot of paperwork. These are the men who tried to keep America “dry” between 1920 and 1933.
Step into the archive and see the faces of the sheriffs who tell the real story of Prohibition.
1. J. Fred Johnson – Grand Traverse County
2. Sam Jernigan – Orange County
3. R.A. “Smoot” Schmid – Dallas County
4. Sam Gay – Clark County
5. W.B. Cahoon – Jacksonville
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6. J.R. McFadden – Maricopa County
7. Jerry Sullivan – Maricopa County
8. Don Chafin – Logan County
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9. William D. Meyering – Cook County
10. Eugene W. Biscailuz – L.A. County
11. William I. Traeger – Los Angeles County
12. Thomas “Tom” Finn – San Francisco
13. Peter M. Hoffman – Cook County
14. Matt Starvich – King County
15. Lester Wood – Clark County
16. Jennie Mealer Walker – Knox County
17. Carl Smith – Tarrant County
18. Floyd Brower – Spokane County
19. Clay Plummer – Montgomery County
20. Howard Durley – Ventura County
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