John Muir interview, June 3, 1988.

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John Muir interview, June 3, 1988.

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These interviews focus on industry and community reaction to the closing of distilleries during Prohibition. Industry workers and executives, their relatives, local historians, and other residents discuss the economic consequences of Prohibition: the impact on other businesses, unemployment, and the loss of billions of dollars to the federal government in taxes. Although there was decline in living standards most distillers had farms to fall back on, and few faced great hardship. Other topics include bootlegging, the tolerant and protective attitudes of the community, the police, judges, and religious leaders; and temperance groups, which were not very active in the area.

2 sound cassettes.

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society

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These cards were created by staff of the Kentucky Historical Society. From the description of Kentucky General Assembly biography cards, 1792-1960s. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 671373485 ...

Muir, J.V. (John Victor)

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Mr. Muir recalls several distillers and distilleries in the county and makes brief comments about them: Prohibition caused a loss in population, some that worked in distilleries began to make moonshine, there were three stills at Wickland: an effort was made during Prohibition to increase tourism in Bardstown:some distilleries legally made alcohol for munitions production: he recalls a cooperage factory that operated in Bardstown for a while, reason for failure: he tells of three whiskey thefts:...

Kentucky Oral History Commission

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Acquisitions policy: Under KRS 153.380, the Commission is authorized to coordinate, promote, and develop oral history programs around the state and to maintain a repository for oral history collections. From the description of Repository description, 1900-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191915461 ...

Hibbs, Dixie P.

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