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    20 Photos of Prohibition Era Sheriffs

    Step back to the 1920s and ’30s with 20 striking photos of Prohibition-era Sheriffs that capture the real story behind America’s dry years.

    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…

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    20 Mugshots from the Prohibition Era

    Bootleggers, mob bosses, and rum-runners; 20 Prohibition-era mugshots that turned headlines into stark, unforgettable portraits.

    Nothing flattens fame like a mugshot. During Prohibition, the flashbulb in a police station captured bootleggers, mob bosses, rum-runners, and headline makers at their most ordinary. These stark portraits double as pop-culture artifacts, showing the faces behind speakeasies, gang wars,…

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    20 Photos of Prohibition-Era Gangsters Who Changed America

    Discover 20 photos of prohibition-era gangsters who changed America forever, like Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, and Bugs Moran.

    When the 18th Amendment outlawed alcohol in 1920, it set the stage for an underground empire unlike anything America had seen before. Prohibition-era gangsters stepped into the void, building fortunes from bootlegging, speakeasies, and bribery. Their photos capture not just…