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End of Prohibition
Title
End of Prohibition
Description
Benjamin DeCasseres, prominent author and "Bon Vivant", about to take the first legal drink upon the ratification of repeal of the 18th Amendment. By arrangement of United Press the moment repeal was signed in Salt Lake City, Utah, it was flashed to a private suite in The Waldorf-Astoria where Mr. DeCasseres is shown to ready to take the first drink.
Contributor
Saucier, Ted
Relation
Photographs | Administrative Records
Format
image | jpeg
Extent
8x10
Medium
black-and-white photographs
Type
StillImage
Identifier
06.03.045
Temporal Coverage
1931 - 1939
Collection
Citation
“End of Prohibition,” Host to the World, accessed March 28, 2024, https://waldorfnewyorkcity.com/archive/items/show/192.