Weird History
How People Spent Free Time In the 1920s
For the healing of the nations there must be good will and charity, confidence and peace," President Calvin Coolidge declared at the end of 1923, as the shadow of WWI continued to loom over America. What was life actually like in the...
Mr. Beat
Prohibition (Story Time with Mr. Beat)
Here's the story of the time the United States tried banning the production, transport, and sale of alcohol.
Weird History
The History of Alcohol in America
From colonial cider drinkers to prohibition hooch smugglers, these are the lengths Americans went for their booze. Some cowboys were said to be so desperate at the saloons they threw back a mixture of gin and strychnine, while some...
Professor Dave Explains
Woodrow Wilson: A World War and a League of Nations (1913 - 1921)
Woodrow Wilson was president during a time when a lot was changing in the world. World War I broke out, and as hard as he tried to keep America out of it, it was inevitable that it enter the action, only to emerge as the world's premiere...
Ancient Lights Media
US Constitution: Freedom of Religion
Understanding the U.S. Constitution: 5. This clip explains the guarantee of Freedom of Religion as it is spelled out in the U.S. Constitution.
Cerebellum
Emergence Of Modern America: The Depression - The New Deal
Just the Facts: The Emergence of Modern America: The Depression uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades that shaped modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era of...
Cerebellum
Emergence Of Modern America: The Progressive Era - Women In The Progressive Era
Just the Facts: The Emergence of Modern America: The Progressive Era uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades that shaped modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era...
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The Great Depression in America
/ montage - New York skyline from East River / crowd milling on street, traders in stock exchange jumping about in agitated state, people destroying produce they cannot sell, burning vegetables, wheat, spilling milk, throwing crates into...
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Brazilian Girls Interview (clip 22)
Brazilian Girls on marijuana, drugs, plants, legalizing pot, hemp, horticulture, paper, textiles, prohibition, alcohol, alcoholism, and business. Produced by Uncensored Interview / Zen Cat Productions. Brazilian Girls Interview (clip...
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B/W 1932 close up wooden mixer on pole being lowered into vat of foamy whiskey / Louisville, KY
B/W 1932 close up wooden mixer on pole being lowered into vat of foamy whiskey / Louisville, KY
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Bartenders train in the wake of Prohibition's repeal
Six well dressed bartenders put on aprons in preparation for training / CU sign stating 'initiation and test of the old bartenders and soda dispensers at union headquarters' / bartenders crowd around teacher as he demonstrates pouring...
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B/W 1932 man with hat testing whiskey with device / whiskey production / Louisville, KY
B/W 1932 man with hat testing whiskey with device / whiskey production / Louisville, KY
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B/W 1932 spinning machinery / whiskey production, Louisville, KY
B/W 1932 spinning machinery / whiskey production, Louisville, KY
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B/W 1933 close up man putting bottle of liquor in coat / repeal of Prohibition / Pennsylvania
B/W 1933 close up man putting bottle of liquor in coat / repeal of Prohibition / Pennsylvania
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Imported alcohol comes to Finland after dry law is repealed
CU newspaper advertising different brands of alcohol / someone pours tea next to a calendar marked April 3 / bottles of alcohol next to a calendar marked April 5 / store window showing shelves of beer barrels and alcohol paraphernalia /...
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B/W 1933 close up machine putting caps on bottles of liquor/beer in distillery / repeal of Prohibition
B/W 1933 close up machine putting caps on bottles of liquor/beer in distillery / repeal of Prohibition
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B/W 1932 close up foaming + bubbling liquid / whiskey production / Louisville, KY
B/W 1932 close up foaming + bubbling liquid / whiskey production / Louisville, KY
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B/W 1933 high angle line of people waiting to get into liquor store / Pennsylvania / repeal of Prohibition
B/W 1933 high angle line of people waiting to get into liquor store / Pennsylvania / repeal of Prohibition
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Public celebrates as Finland's 12 year old Prohibition law is repealed
crowd of people line the streets of Helsinki waiting for places now legally able to sell alcohol to open / female store worker wraps bottles of wine / doors open and people pour in / people standing in the snow / hundreds in bar with...
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Inside a whiskey factory after repeal of Prohibition
men and women working in a whiskey factory after prohibition repeal / depicts process of creating and bottling the alcohol / alcohol bottles on conveyor belt Inside a whiskey factory after repeal of Prohibition on April 21, 1932 in...
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B/W May 1932 Mayor Jimmy Walker laughing, clapping + watching Beer Parade / 5th Ave, NYC
B/W May 1932 Mayor Jimmy Walker laughing, clapping + watching Beer Parade / 5th Ave, NYC
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B/W 1933 hand of male bartender pouring drinks for group sitting at table / end of Prohibition
B/W 1933 hand of male bartender pouring drinks for group sitting at table / end of Prohibition
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B/W 1933 policeman allowing line of men to enter liquor store / repeal of Prohibition / Pennsylvania
B/W 1933 policeman allowing line of men to enter liquor store / repeal of Prohibition / Pennsylvania
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B/W 1933 close up tilt up man in formalwear shaking drink in cocktail shaker / end of Prohibition
B/W 1933 close up tilt up man in formalwear shaking drink in cocktail shaker / end of Prohibition