Tag Archives: Prohibition

Photographs and Images of People Drinking – Part II

Posted on 19 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Photographs and Images of People Drinking – Part II PART II of a Series 19 August 2012 It is time to open the second gallery of vintage drinking pictures as the first galley filled to volume. This is a continuation … Continue reading →

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Bottle Buildings and Automobile Images

Posted on 31 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is an end-of-the-year post capturing some images of buildings and cars with architectural and design aspects tying back to bottles. I just love this kind of stuff. Most of it is gone now, only archived in our memories, in … Continue reading →

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What did the Architect have in mind when Designing this Building?

Posted on 30 December 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Prohibition Champagne: Now the Hard Rock Hotel, the Carbide and Carbon Building was built during the Prohibition in Chicago by Daniel and Hubert Burnham to resemble a champagne bottle with a foil top. While most buildings in Chicago at the … Continue reading →

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