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Skirting the Law: 1920

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Internal Revenue (narcotics -- concealment and smuggling)." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "Internal Revenue (narcotics -- concealment and smuggling)." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

 

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One for the road, perhaps, Madam?

On the window ledge, something possibly contrabandish in plain brown paper secured with gum bands, as we used to call them. To the right of the switch on the wall, the world's smallest map of the U.S.

Something about this picture

It reminds me of a Johannes Vermeer painting! It's the woman set against the window and wall background that are in many of his masterpieces. Great photo!

A Very Old Master

Vermeer was around in 1920? Who Knew?

Anxiously Waiting

for somebody to invent the polyethylene zip-lock bag.

Good old times?

When the major illicit substance was ethanol C2H5OH, sometimes contaminated with methanol, and some canabis on the side. Rather than meth, crack, opiate derivatives, et al, and only God knows what contaminants ...

Just The Facts, Ma'am

Just what's in the carefully wrapped bottle on that window sill?

Muggles in the Pocket

Looks more like moonshine moo-juice than Bouquet.

It takes one to know one

Wait a minute - SHE has a suspicious-looking pocket on her skirt, too!

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