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923-11
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- 1935 (Creation)
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ca. 1935. An unidentified employee at one of Tacoma's new Washington State Liquor Stores stands looking at the bottles of alcohol on display in the store's glass-fronted display cases. On March 23, 1934, the Washington State Liquor Control Board took over the sale of hard liquors from private dealers in Washington. All sales would now go through the state, enriching the state's coffers. The first state owned liquor store opened in Tacoma on March 31, 1934, ending a week long "dry" period between the two dates. Prices were reported to be moderate. The store arrangement was two long counters behind which the liquor was retrieved from the shelf for the purchaser, taken to the cashier and delivered to the purchaser wrapped and sealed. These glass fronted display cabinets showed all of the 500 brands of liquors available at the store. (TDL 3/20/1934, pg. 1; TDL 3/31/1934, pg. 1)
Washington State Liquor Control Board (Wash.); Liquor stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;Alcoholic beverages; Government regulation--Tacoma--1930-1940;