Thomas McGinnis interview, January 18, 1989.

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Thomas McGinnis interview, January 18, 1989.

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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.

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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 ...

Nally, Flaget M.,

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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 ...

McGinnis, Tom, 1925-1987

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Mr. McGinnis remembers three saloons in Bardstown before Prohibition: names several distilleries in Nelson County: the effect of Prohibition, distilleries closed, stored whiskey was sold as medicinal whiskey, some of the stored whiskey was stolen: moonshine whiskey production and bootlegging increased, large amounts from the Ball Town area, price of moonshine, transportation through Bardstown to Louisville, stopping of those transporting, delivery of kerosene to moonshine operations: comments on...