Campaign flyer to ratify the Prohibition Amendment, Madison, Wisconsin, 1919. On this day in 1933, the 21st amendment was ratified, repealing nearly 15 years of Prohibition in the United States. Prohibition was a hotly contended issue in Wisconsin—“drys” and “wets” argued fervently for and against the ban on alcohol.  via: Wisconsin Local History and Biography Articles, Wisconsin Historical Society
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Campaign flyer to ratify the Prohibition Amendment, Madison, Wisconsin, 1919.

On this day in 1933, the 21st amendment was ratified, repealing nearly 15 years of Prohibition in the United States. Prohibition was a hotly contended issue in Wisconsin—“drys” and “wets” argued fervently for and against the ban on alcohol. 

via: Wisconsin Local History and Biography Articles, Wisconsin Historical Society

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