Martin Digital History

Bootlegging bust, c. 1954

Item

Title

Bootlegging bust, c. 1954

Description

Two police officers stand with their legs up on overturned steel drums or barrels filled with granular materials. Photograph appears to have been taken at night.

Source

Scans gift of Sandra Thurlow

Rights

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Format

Black and white negative; 3.8x4.8 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2024-032-b1-244
2024.032

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Earl Dyer Ricou (1923-2011), “Bootlegging bust, c. 1954,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/7360.