Prohibition
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Exhibit Photographs, August 8, 2023
File
Identifier: B311.01.0002
Abstract
The images in this folder were taken by Jeanne Abrams at the memorial for George Klein that happened on Tuesday, August 29, 2023.
Dates:
August 8, 2023
Houston Waring for Colorado Reflections
Item
Identifier: couda-waring
Abstract
Houston Waring, longtime editor of the Littleton Independent newspaper, reflects on his move from Georgia to Colorado in 1921 to treat his tuberculosis. Reflects on ending his naval career due to being sick, his transition to becoming a journalist in Colorado, and his time at the University of Colorado at Boulder including his involvement with a fraternity there. Discusses his career as editor of the Littleton Independent and the growth of Littleton. Reflects on the influence of the KKK and...
Dates:
Date Not Yet Determined
Iona Wakefield for Colorado Reflections
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Identifier: couda-wakefield
Abstract
Iona Wakefield, a graduate of CU Boulder, reflects on the changes in Denver neighborhoods including Capitol Hill and her childhood in East Denver. Wakefield describes rides in trolley cars, her family's first car, learning to drive, and transportation in the city. Describes her memories of the end of World War I and the newspaper she kept from that day. Wakefield discusses fashion trends in the 1920s, prohibition, her social life during the roaring twenties, and her experiences during the...
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Date Not Yet Determined
Joseph Reilly for Colorado Reflections
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Identifier: couda-reilly
Abstract
Joseph (Joe) Reilly, a retired Denver policeman, discusses his childhood and first job working at Gates Rubber Company in Denver. Reflects on his 28 career as a policeman in Denver, including Denver Police training in the 1920s, prohibition, police corruption, and the condition of prisons and jails. Reilly discusses the changes in the way that police officers are treated in the community, the evolution of police tools, and changes in training.
Dates:
Date Not Yet Determined
Saliman's E and C Grill Menu, September 1933
Item
Identifier: B418.01.0001.00001
Abstract
The item is a Saliman's E and C Grill Menu from September 1933. The menu has the same information on both sides, except that a small "five o'clock Special Short Orders" menu has been inserted inside the menu's plastic covering on one of the sides. The main menu has NRA (National Recovery Administration) logo on the top of the menu on the left and right. The law was passed in 1933 to allow codes of fair competion and changes in labor laws, including minimum wages and outlawing child labor,...
Dates:
September 1933