Night Cap Whiskey Matted Print

• National Archives Store Exclusive
• Overall dimensions: 11 X 14 inches
• Artwork dimensions: 7 X 8 inches

• Product Description

• Showcasing the illustration from the 1934 trademark application for “Night Cap, the Whiskey with the Glow,” our matted print is an interesting conversation starter. A striking piece for home or bar decor, it is ready to be framed.

In 1919, Congress ratified the 18th Amendment, commonly referred to as the Volstead Act, which outlawed the production, distribution, and transportation of alcohol. Prohibition officially went into effect on January 16, 1920. Originally envisioned as an age of moral reform for the country, the next decade saw an increase in organized crime, homicides, burglaries, and assaults as gangs supplied speakeasies with smuggled alcohol and law enforcement became overwhelmed.

With public opinion against it, Franklin Delano Roosevelt campaigned on repealing Prohibition, which ended in 1933 with the ratification of the 21st Amendment.