(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Carillon Historical Park: Bootleggers, Bandits, and Badges (photo diary) [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-02-06 According to the museum: “The 1920s and 1930s were difficult, dangerous and even exciting years for the nation and Dayton. Prohibition brought about the speakeasy, bathtub gin, bootleggers and gangsters. The Depression brought about the loss of fortunes and jobs, hardship. All this brought about challenges for law enforcement. As crime evolved with changing times, so did local law enforcement in its attempt to combat lawlessness.” 1919 Ford Model T Depot Hack Bootleggers devised many ingenious ways to smuggle illegal liquor. Hiding liquor in automobiles was one way to smuggle liquor. Shown below is a 1919 Ford Model T Depot Hack outfitted as a bootlegger’s truck. Patent Medicines According to the museum: “Proprietary or patent medicines, made popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, claimed to cure or prevent nearly every ailment known to man. While many of these remedies were simple vegetable extracts laced with addictive drugs like cocaine, alcohol and opium, others contained more harmful ingredients, these medicines not only failed to deliver the promised cure but many of them proved fatal. Without the requirement of a physician’s prescription, these ‘remedies’ could be easily obtained from salesmen, postmasters, goldsmiths, grocers, druggists, and even tailors.” According to the museum: “There were many reasons patent medicines became popular. Limited medical knowledge of the time, fear of disease, shortage of trained medical staff, and expensive treatments were just some of the reasons people handed over their hard-earned wages for these bottles of false hope.” Since many of the patent medicines—often called quack medicines and snake oil treatments by physicians and others—contained alcohol as one of their primary ingredients, they were often targeted by the temperance movement. Gangsters Law Enforcement According to the Museum: “Prior to the 1930s, Dayton’s police cars were termed ‘emergency cars’ because they were not used for patrol. The lack of radio-equipped cars meant that Dayton’s few police cars remained at the station house and headquarters until called on to respond to emergencies. In 1932, one-way radios were installed in Dayton’s Chevrolet Master police cars for the first time. These radio receivers provided officers with a means to receive instruction from the central exchange without having to find a call box on the street.” More museum exhibits Ohio History Center: The Lustron Home (photo diary) Carillon Historical Park: A Shaker building (photo diary) Museums 101: A collection of beer steins (photo diary) Museums 101: The Wright Cycle Co. (photo diary) Willamette Heritage Center: The Jason Lee House (photo diary) Museum of Mental Health: Therapies (photo diary) Museums 101: A collection of medicine bottles (photo diary) Museums 101: Saddles and Boots in Nevada City (Photo Diary) [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/2/6/2150923/-Carillon-Historical-Park-Bootleggers-Bandits-and-Badges-photo-diary Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/