Prohibition agents examining barrels on a boat captured by the Seneca (1924 or 1925)

Library of Congress photograph from the Seneca series showing prohibition agents examining barrels on a captured boat. The title says 1924; the Library dates the print c1925.

Date: 1925
Kind: photograph
Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Retrieved: 2026-10-11
Rights: The Library of Congress item record states: "No known restrictions on publication." Collection: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LOT 7765. Call number: LOT 7765 [item] [P&P]. Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-50081 (b&w film copy neg.).

The Library of Congress title is “Coast Guard Cutter, USS Seneca chasing and capturing a ‘rum runner’ 1924: Prohibition agents examining barrels on boat.” The title attributes the capture to the cutter Seneca in 1924, while the record’s own date is c1925; this page gives both and does not choose. The caption-card data is flagged by the Library as unverified.

The copy stored here is the Library of Congress service JPEG.

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