Month: November 2013
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There Was A Chinatown Here: Objects and Stories from Downtown San Jose
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new digital archaeology exhibit There Was A Chinatown Here: Objects and Stories from Downtown San Jose. There Was a Chinatown Here uses artifact-based interpretation to tell the story of San Jose’s first Chinese community, the Market Street Chinatown (1866-1887). The exhibit is a collaboration between local…
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A prescription for medicinal liquor
Google “Prohibition,” “medicinal” and “California” today and you’ll get information about California efforts to legalize medicinal marijuana. But in 1928, when this prescription was filled, prohibition meant alcohol, and its “medicinal uses” were widely interpreted. The National Prohibition Act (the 18th amendment to the Constitution, or Volstead Act) banning the manufacture, sale or transportation of…
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