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Elizabeth Thompson of Chicago with a tire cover on her car reading Repeal the 18th Amendment.
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Elizabeth Thompson of Chicago and a "Repeal the 18th Amendment" tire cover (16 December 1930)

Library of Congress Underwood & Underwood photograph of Elizabeth Thompson of Chicago with a tire cover reading "Repeal the 18th Amendment". The caption calls her one of the first members of The Crusaders, an organization formed to overthrow prohibition.

Date
1930-12-16
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. For information see "Underwood & Underwood," https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/468_unde.html" Collection: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, SSF - Prohibition. Call number: SSF - Prohibition --1930 [item] [P&P]. Reproduction number: LC-DIG-ds-00143 (digital file from original item) ; LC-USZ62-72992 (b&w film copy neg.). The caption card credits Underwood & Underwood; the rights statement above is the one this archive relies on.

The Library of Congress caption is “The Crusaders have new slogans. Chicago, Ill. Dec. 16, 1930. Miss Elizabeth Thompson was one of the first members of ‘The Crusaders’ national organization formed to overthrow prohibition, to put the new tire cover on her car.” The tire cover reads “Repeal the 18th Amendment.”

The photograph is in the Prohibition subject file of the Prints and Photographs Division, credited to Underwood & Underwood by the caption card. The copy stored here is the Library of Congress service JPEG.

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