Whiskey prescription
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Title
Whiskey prescription
Description
Prescription for whiskey to be taken in milk 3 times daily. Filled at Purcell & Littlejohn pharmacy, Leesburg, Va.
During Prohibition, the U.S. Treasury Department issued forms that authorized physicians to write prescriptions for medicinal alcohol.
During Prohibition, the U.S. Treasury Department issued forms that authorized physicians to write prescriptions for medicinal alcohol.
Source
Carl F. Emswiller, Jr. papers (2011.02.02), Special Collections and Archives, Health Sciences Library, VCU Libraries
Date
1924 November 28
Contributor
Special Collections and Archives, Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, VCU Libraries
Rights
The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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Notes
During Prohibition, Your Doctor Could Write You a Prescription for Booze, Smithsonian.com
Medicinal Alcohol, Ohio State University
Discovery Set: Temperance and Prohibition, Social Welfare History Image Portal
Temperance Movement, Social Welfare History Project
Medicinal Alcohol, Ohio State University
Discovery Set: Temperance and Prohibition, Social Welfare History Image Portal
Temperance Movement, Social Welfare History Project
Collection
Citation
“Whiskey prescription,” Social Welfare History Image Portal, accessed December 21, 2024, https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/302.