Moonshine Still

Moonshine Still

Distilling, Illicit

Postcards

Distillation apparatus

Men

This 1916 postcard illustrates a moonshine still, typical of those in the mountains. On the reverse, it is hand-dated "10-14-16 at Hot Springs, N.C." The image can be found as part of an article in the June 28, 1919 edition of Collier's magazine. The man in the image is likely Hobson Henderson of Hot Springs. The caption in Collier's reads "A still in operation. Revenue men who raided this illicit whisky-manufacturing plant located it exactly on the State line between Tennessee and North Carolina." Sally Royce Weir lived in Hot Springs and photographed the area.

Weir, Sally Royce, 1856-1920

George Masa Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1916-10-14

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postcards

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StillImage

36388

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2012-10-03

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Macon County (N.C.)

Appalachian Region, Southern

3.5" x 5.25"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia