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An Act for Regulation of OrdinariesLaws from New Jersey, 1709, pertaining to the selling of alcohol. This image shows how the government tried to control the prices that taverns and…
Richmond InquirerThis is a significant part of a newspaper in which this issue discusses some problems the RFP and its partners had initially in transferring troops…
George MasonGeorge Mason’s portrait, who was responsible for putting up together the 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights and even the United States Constitution.…
Regulation of Ferries in "Laws of Virginia", Volume VIVolume 6 of William Waller Hening's "Laws of Virginia" show the results from the General Assembly of 1748, up to page 215. Published in 1819, the…
National Endowment for the Arts, Annual Report Fiscal Year 1972The National Endowments for the Arts gives money every year to various beneficiaries for funding art projects across the United States. This is the…
1965 to 1974 Comparison of the Annual Report of the Immigration and Naturalization ServiceA table from Page 4 of the 1973/74 Annual Report of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. This table compares immigration statistics from 1965…
John SmithA portrait of Captain John Smith, who led the founding of the Jamestown Colony of Virginia in 1607. His firsthand account of interactions with the…
Code of Virginia (in relation to the operation of railroad companies)This is a book from 1897 published by Gibson Bros in Washington DC. It's a primary source as the reader can read about the statutes, laws, and other…
Prohibition Ended Newspaper HeadlineNewspaper headline about the passing of the 21st Amendment
Crowds Gather To Obtain Beer After Cullen-Harrison ActThe Cullen-Harrison Act was passed in early 1933, allowing the sale and distribution of lightly alcoholic beverages.