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The first legal drink at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, 1933
Title
The first legal drink at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, 1933
Subject
Prohibition
Description
Black and white photograph depicting prominent author Benjamin DeCasseres just before taking the first legal drink at the Waldorf=Astoria on Park Avenue in 1933. By arrangement of United Press, Mr. DeCasseres waited in one of the Hotel's private suites until the moment repeal was signed in Salt Lake City, Utah, whereupon the bon vivant was ready to take the first drink.
Date
1933-12-05
Relation
Photographs | Administrative Records
Format
image | jpeg
Extent
8x10
Medium
black-and-white photographs
Type
StillImage
Identifier
06.03.045
Coverage
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel -- 1931-present
Temporal Coverage
1931 - 1939
Original Format
black-and-white photographs
Physical Dimensions
8x10
Collection
Citation
“The first legal drink at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, 1933,” Host to the World, accessed April 28, 2024, https://waldorfnewyorkcity.com/archive/items/show/491.