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Understanding the Twenty-First Amendment and the End of Prohibition
This video explains the Twenty-First Amendment, which repealed the Eighteenth Amendment and ended Prohibition in 1933. Discover how this amendment allowed states to set their own alcohol regulations and why Congress used state...
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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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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 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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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
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B/W 1933 close up tilt down man in formalwear shaking drink in cocktail shaker / end of Prohibition
B/W 1933 close up tilt down man in formalwear shaking drink in cocktail shaker / end of Prohibition
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B/W 1933 line of bottles of liquor/beer on conveyor + workers in distillery / repeal of Prohibition
B/W 1933 line of bottles of liquor/beer on conveyor + workers in distillery / repeal of Prohibition
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Entertainer Jimmy Durante enjoys a mug of beer, marking the repeal of Prohibition.
Entertainer Jimmy Durante enjoys a mug of beer, marking the repeal of Prohibition.
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B/W 1933 high angle male bartender pouring drinks for group sitting at table / end of Prohibition
B/W 1933 high angle male bartender pouring drinks for group sitting at table / end of Prohibition
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B/W 1933 dolly shot away from men pouring beer into mugs from barrel + toasting / repeal of Prohibition
B/W 1933 dolly shot away from men pouring beer into mugs from barrel + toasting / repeal of Prohibition
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B/W 1933 tilt down pallet of crates being lowered on rope from large ship / end of Prohibition
B/W 1933 tilt down pallet of crates being lowered on rope from large ship / end of Prohibition
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B/W 1933 hands of man pouring from bottle labeled 'Vat 69' into glass / end of Prohibition
B/W 1933 hands of man pouring from bottle labeled 'Vat 69' into glass / end of Prohibition
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B/W 1933 woman sitting between woman + man drinking from glass / end of Prohibition
B/W 1933 woman sitting between woman + man drinking from glass / end of Prohibition
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B/W 1933 close up men's hands paying for bottles of liquor + putting them in paper bags
B/W 1933 close up men's hands paying for bottles of liquor + putting them in paper bags
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B/W 1933 close up man in formalwear shaking drink in cocktail shaker / end of Prohibition
B/W 1933 close up man in formalwear shaking drink in cocktail shaker / end of Prohibition
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B/W 1933 close up drunk woman with large earrings laughing / end of Prohibition
B/W 1933 close up drunk woman with large earrings laughing / end of Prohibition
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B/W 1933 man in formalwear pouring drinks for people sitting at table / end of Prohibition
B/W 1933 man in formalwear pouring drinks for people sitting at table / end of Prohibition
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B/W 1933 smiling men sitting on truck slowly driving past camera / end of Prohibition
B/W 1933 smiling men sitting on truck slowly driving past camera / end of Prohibition
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Vote to repeal Prohibition passes in 1933
New York Daily News front page, with headline 'You Can Drink! Repeal Voted', over photos of a crowded bar and a smiling former NY Gov. Al Smith (who worked for the repeal of Prohibition) // New Jersey: flat, open cart stands at loading...