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| Title | J. Aronson Liquor sign at start of Prohibition, Seattle, ca. 1916 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1916 |
| Caption | In Washington state, Prohibition lasted from 1916 until 1933. During that time, making, selling, owning, or drinking alcoholic beverages was against the law. This photo shows a farewell sign in the window of a liquor store. |
| Notes | Sign in image: J. Aronson - Good-by Boys - We're Through - The People and the Courts Have Handed Us Our Ticket - We're on Our Way - If You Want Liquors Get Them Now - Importers & Distillers Agents.
Handwritten on sleeve: J. Aronson Liquor sign - Good-bye Boys.
Caption by MOHAI staff. |
| Subjects | Liquor stores--Washington (State)--Seattle; Alcoholic beverages--Washington (State)--Seattle; Prohibition--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.12278 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 47461 |
