I kinda doubt they could get away with such advertising in 2019…
Tag: Alcohol
Down The Drain, 1928
New York City Deputy Police Commissioner John A. Leach watching agents pour bootleg liquor into sewer after a raid, ca. 1928
Indefinite amounts of alcohol
Winston Churchill got a doctor’s note to drink “indefinite” amounts of alcohol during prohibition
It’s New Year’s Eve
Reminder, Don’t Drink and Drive, 1937 WPA Poster.
Bootlegging, 1924
Woman arrested on April 10, 1924, bootlegging liquor in giant flasks strapped to her chest.
Happy Beer Day!
An American Airways plane in Chicago is being loaded with cases of 3.2% beer to be delivered to nearby cities.
Even though prohibition did not officially end until Dec 5, 1933, 3.2% beer became legal to drink at midnight, April 7, 1933.
McSorley’s Ale House, NYC 1937
Your party meets up in a tavern…
