Prohibition agents among stacked cases of Scotch whiskey in the hold of a captured ship. — Open the full imageJPG, 640 × 525 px, 0.1 MB

Prohibition agents among cases of Scotch whiskey in a ship's hold (1924 or 1925)

Library of Congress photograph from the Seneca series showing prohibition agents among stacked cases of Scotch whiskey in the hold of a captured ship, according to the caption card.

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-USZ62-50082 (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 amid cases of scotch whiskey in hold of ship.” Stacked cases fill the hold. As with the neighboring item, the title says 1924 and the record dates the print c1925, and the caption-card data is flagged by the Library as unverified.

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

itemProhibition 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.