# The Largest Still in Captivity, Washington, 11 November 1922 (Library of Congress)

Canonical: https://mobfiles.org/items/loc-91796643-largest-still-1922/

National Photo Company photograph of a still and bottles of liquor, with four men named in the summary, described as the largest still ever taken in the national capital.

The Library's summary reads: "Lt. O.T. Davis, Sergt. J.D. McQuade, George Fowler of Internal Revenue Service and H.G. Bauer with the largest still ever taken in the national capitol and bottles of liquor." The National Photo Company number is 21285, and the print's caption reads "The Largest Still in Captivity." The stored copy is the Library's low-resolution film copy.

The photograph records a seizure of Prohibition-era equipment in Washington in 1922. It does not tie the still to a gang or a case.

**Object:** Seized still with bottles of liquor  
**Maker:** not stated  
**Date:** 11 November 1922  
**Provenance:** seized in Washington; officers named in the Library's summary  
**Appears in:** LC-USZ62-95475

## Sources

- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (National Photo Company Collection): https://www.loc.gov/item/91796643/