US Coast Guards capture gamblers unloading Canadian liquor barges and speedboat d...HD Stock Footage

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US Coast Guards capture gamblers unloading Canadian liquor barges and speedboat docked at harbor in New York.

US Coast Guards capture liquor gamblers in New York during Prohibition. Men unload liquor aboard barges and speedboat docked at the New York harbor. A man watches the liquor bottles. Another man hauls a trolley loaded with liquor cartons. US Coast Guard officials organize inquiries to capture two barges. The officials inspect the Canadian liquor barges. The officials capture the gamblers. Location: New York United States. Date: January 26, 1931.

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