Moonshiner, 1903
Captioned: Visitor. Doesn't so much liquor make you ill? Farmer Honk. No, drunk. I ain't rich. Print shows an old farmer with a long beard smokes a corn cob pipe. He winks one eye and holds up a jug of moonshine. Moonshine, white lightning, mountain dew, hooch, homebrew, and white whiskey are terms used to describe high-proof distilled spirits that are generally produced illicitly. Moonshine was especially important to the Appalachian area. The settlers made their whiskey without aging it, and this is the same recipe that became traditional in the Appalachian area. In the early 20th century, moonshine became a key source of income for many Appalachian residents, since the limited road network made it difficult and expensive to transport corn crops. One horse could haul ten times more value on its back in whiskey than in corn. No artist credited, dated December 2, 1903. This image has been color enhanced
