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Pauline Sabin
10:02
Pauline Sabin
Pauline Sabin was founder of the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform.
The Good Bootlegger
6:09
The Good Bootlegger
Roy Olmstead, a Seattle police officer turned to bootlegging and made a fortune.
George Remus The Primrose Path
8:41
George Remus The Primrose Path
George Remus is caught by the government then put on trial.
Lois Long
7:44
Lois Long
Lois Long, pen-name 'Lipstick,' wrote about speakeasies for the New Yorker.
Carry Nation
7:33
Carry Nation
Carry Nation vandalized saloons across Kansas in 1900.
The Volstead Act
3:15
The Volstead Act
The Volstead Act was much stricter than anticipated.
Drinking More
1:50
Drinking More
Many Americans drank more during Prohibition.
Washington, D.C. Mass March
0:51
Washington, D.C. Mass March
In 1913 Prohibitionists marched on Washington, D.C. to demand a Prohibition Amendment.
The Time is Now
13:20
The Time is Now
With the passage of the 16th Amendment, the Goverment no longer needed taxes from Alcohol
Capitol Bootlegging
2:15
Capitol Bootlegging
Paul Ward was a D.C. Bootlegger whose business took him into the Capital Building.
Georgetown Bootlegging
1:40
Georgetown Bootlegging
Don Ward talks about hiding illegal alcohol in Arlington Cemetery.
Kentucky Stills
3:45
Kentucky Stills
Sylvester Mather talks about his father, Frank's tragic career as a Prohibition agent.
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