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Destruction of Silver Creek Moonshine Still, Photo 1
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This image shows Bob Deviney in back left. Fred Hennessee is standing on the right watching a moonshine still destruction near Silver Creek, North Carolina. An unknown officer stands in the center with an axe. The "Moonshining in Burke County: The Career of N.C. ABC officer Fred Hennessee" scrapbook collection was created by Fred Hennessee during his law enforcement career, as deputy sheriff for Burke County, North Carolina, and as an officer for the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board.
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