Rows of wooden cases of whiskey stacked in a storage room. — Open the full imageJPG, 640 × 449 px, 0.0 MB

Cases of whiskey confiscated by the Internal Revenue Bureau

Library of Congress National Photo Company photograph of stacked cases of whiskey that the title says were confiscated by the Internal Revenue Bureau. Dated by the Library between 1921 and 1932.

Date: 1921/1932
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: National Photo Company Collection. Call number: LOT 12351-5 <item> [P&P]. Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-96025 (b&w film copy neg.).

The Library of Congress title is “[Cases of whiskey confiscated by the U.S. Internal Revenue Bureau].” The photograph shows cases stacked in storage. It is National Photo Company No. 2126, dated by the Library between 1921 and 1932.

The record names no place and does not say where or when the cases were seized. The copy stored here is the Library of Congress service JPEG.

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