Item 135730 - Portland City Hall Rum Room, ca. 1907

Item 135730 - Portland City Hall Rum Room, ca. 1907
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Item 135730
Portland City Hall Rum Room, ca. 1907
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From the time Maine went dry in 1851 until the repeal of Prohibition in 1934, each town in Maine had a Rum Room where seized liquor was stored. This shows the Rum Room in Portland's City Hall. On dump day, the liquor would be poured into a sewer, river, or the ocean often with some fanfare. Not surprisingly, Rum Rooms were often the target of burglaries.

Printed on the postcard: The Rum Room City Hall Portland, ME

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