Virginia ABC's 75th Anniversary 1934 - 2009

Inspector William E. Payne, Virginia Department of Prohibition Enforcement, who was shot and killed while trying to arrest a man for possessing whiskey on February 21, 1919.

Col. R. McCarthy Bullington - first person appointed to the ABC Board, circa 1934.

Retail stores featured over-the-counter sales until a conversion to self-service stores began in 1969.

ABC special agents at a moonshine still bust, ca. 1940.

ABC's first Central Office occupied several floors of the historic Central National Bank (CNB) Building at 219 E. Broad Street in downtown Richmond. It was the tallest building in Richmond at that time.

In 1944, the ABC Central Office moved a few blocks away to 4th and Grace streets in downtown Richmond.

The agency had its own laboratory to ensure uniformly high-quality merchandise.

ABC Store 294, Bailey's Crossroads, Fairfax County - In 1970, Betty Wilson became the first female clerk to work at an ABC store.