Closed for Violation Matted Print

National Archives Store Exclusive Overall dimensions: 11 X 14 inches Artwork dimensions: approximately 10 X 6 1/2 inches Product Description Learn More Our "Closed for Violation" is an interesting conversation piece, taking us back a century to when the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors was prohibited. We think the print makes a striking piece for home or bar decor. It is ready to be framed. Over the course of our history, Americans have engaged in debates about alcohol and its place in our society. Government programs and policies have ranged from promoting drink-related industries to warning of the health dangers of drinking and driving, to outright prohibition of alcohol manufacturing and sales. Few issues have generated such passion among citizens in addition to government interest. Alcohol-related records in the holdings of the National Archives--posters, government-created films, patent drawings, artifacts, and petitions--explore the surprising