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Georgia Reports Vol. 76, Beck vs The State of Georgia, p. 457-461
An excerpt from the case summary detailing Beck's and his family's mental issues
An Exciseman
"An Exciseman, carrying off two kegs of Whiskey, is pursued by two farmers, intending to tar and feather him, he runs for Squire Vultures to divide with him; but is met on the way by his evil genius who claps an hook in his nose, leads him off to a…
Red Byron Car
The car driven by Red Byron, who won the first NASCAR championship under Raymond Parks
Bootlegger Car Chase
After a thrilling chase through the busiest streets of Washington, ... a couple of bootleggers and their car come to grief at the hands of the Capitol police
Vine Glo ad
An advertisement for Vine Glo, a brick of grape concentrate that, when dissolved and left to ferment, made wine.
A typical scene of New Yorkers paying obsequities to John Barleycorn on January 16, 1920
John Barleycorn, a personification of whiskey, was given funerals by wets and drys alike when Prohibition went into effect.
On Trial for Life
An article written in the first-person that describes Beck and the murder.
Government Officers Destroy an Illicit Moonshine Still
The photograph shows government officials destroying a moonshine still
Georgia Reports Vol. 76, Beck vs The State of Georgia
An excerpt from the Georgia Reports Vol. 76 detailing Eugene Beck's appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court on the basis of insanity
Postcard: "Why I Hate the Liquor Traffic"
A postcard with a poem by J. Frank Hanley, governor of Indiana advocating for the Temperance movement