Black and white photograph of Andrew J. Volstead, c.1933.

Andrew Volstead

Andrew J. Volstead, c.1933.

Black and white photograph of a group of people dismantling a still at Pillsbury and Charles Streets in St. Paul, c.1925.

Dismantling a still, at Pillsbury and Charles Street, St. Paul

A group of people dismantling a still at Pillsbury and Charles Streets in St. Paul, c.1925.

Black and white photograph of Andrew J. Volstead, 1903.

Andrew J. Volstead

Andrew J. Volstead, 1903.

Black and white photograph of people with bumper stickers advocate the repeal of the 18th Amendment (Prohibition), 1932.

People with bumper stickers advocating the repeal of the 18th Amendment (Prohibition)

People with bumper stickers advocate the repeal of the 18th Amendment (Prohibition), 1932.

Black and white photograph of police destroying an illegal alcohol still during Prohibition, 1925. Photographed by the St. Paul Daily News.

Police destroying an illegal still

Police destroy an illegal alcohol still during Prohibition, 1925. Photographed by the St. Paul Daily News.

Black and white photograph of a group of people dismantling a still at Pillsbury and Charles Streets in St. Paul, c.1925.

Dismantling a still, Pillsbury and Charles Street, St. Paul

A group of people dismantling a still at Pillsbury and Charles Streets in St. Paul, c.1925.

National Prohibition Act (Volstead Act)

Writers of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution took a little more than one hundred words to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. It fell to Minnesota Congressman Andrew Volstead to write the regulations and rules for enforcement. The twelve-thousand-word Volstead Act remained in effect for thirteen years, from 1920 until Prohibition was repealed in December 1933.

Color image of a pin-back button created to memorialize Paul Wellstone’s death in 2002.

Paul Wellstone memorial button

Pin-back button created to memorialize Paul Wellstone’s death in 2002.

Senator Paul Wellstone

Senator Paul Wellstone at a meeting with the Hospital Board of Directors from Abbott Northwestern Hospital, 1991. Photographed by Jeffrey Grosscup.

Paul Wellstone campaign poster, c.1990.

Paul Wellstone campaign poster

Paul Wellstone campaign poster, c.1990.

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