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Order Number	00036686
Title	$150,000 worth of liquor poured down drain
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 549-C.; HE-002-659 4x5
Date	1927
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Description	Attache´s of the Sheriff's office under Capt. James Benton, are pictured as they poured down the drain and out to sea $150,000 worth of liquor seized during the Christmas holidays. The liquor, including imported champagne and other choice liquors, represents 50,000 parties that never were. Photo dated: January 17, 1927.
Subject	Prohibition--California--Los Angeles. Liquors--California--Los Angeles. Crime--California--Los Angeles. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection