Booze Collection

Bill Sykes (Barnard)
Bill Sykes sits at a table with a bottle of booze while his dog Bullseye cowers against the wall, afraid of being hit

Men in Irish pub, Cork, Ireland
Three men with pints of Guinness in an Irish pub in Cork, Ireland. One of the men lights a cigarette. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Irish Drunk Pat and his drinking logic
Tourist - " I say Pat, why do you always take beer and whiskey Mixed?" Pat - " Shure, yer Anner, if oi dhrink beer oi get full before oi m dhrunk

Mature man wearing cloth cap lights his pipe in an Irish pub
A mature man wearing a cloth cap sits in a pub in Cork, Ireland, and lights his pipe. In front of him is a pint of Guinness. He has a large belly and behind him is a dart board Date: 1989

Comic postcard, Obese man drinking in pub. Yes, and his wifes a skinny little woman - flat as a pancake! Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two men chatting at a funeral Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Buying rounds in a pub - or not Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Plump man drinking in pub Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Bitter and port in a pub Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Drunken man with bottle - We re all going Bang on the Bust! Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Drunken man with crocodile Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Scotsman drinking in a pub Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Drinking man and vicar. My friend, is that bottle the only consolation you have? - Oh, no, sir - I ve got another in my pocket! Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two Scotsmen drinking in a pub. Two possible captions handwritten on the back of the card, both crossed out

Comic postcard, Two men drinking in a pub. You don t pay for drinks in this pub, you just sign the poison book! Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, gossiping neighbours Date: 20th century

Pity the Unemployed by John Hassall
A man pushing a cart with the sign, Pity the Unemployed disappears into a pub. John Hassall, author of the illustration includes the caption, " With apologies to the real unemployed."

Sloshed Woman 1928
Sloshed! A drunken young lady puts her feet on the table and knocks back the booze; her companion is not impressed. Date: 1928

Men sitting on their veteran motorcycles drinking beer
Four men on their veteran motorcycles drinking beer circa 1910

Cartoon, Enigma, WW1
Cartoon, Enigma. A French soldier says he doesn t understand it -- hes drunk nothing but Pinard (cheap wine or plonk) since the war started, and now hes got water on the knee! Date: 1916

Seagers Gin advertisement, 1935
Advertisement for Seagers gin, with some a perfectly logical method of persuasion. If you re feeling a little tired, then you should take a daily glass. Sound advice

Victorian scrap - comical Salvation Army drinker. 19th century

Cartoon, A sensitive man, WW1
Cartoon, A sensitive man. A group of French soldiers are sharing a bucket of Pinard (cheap wine or plonk). Do you know that our ancestors the Gauls drank mead from the skulls of their enemies

Cartoon, Sharing a drink, WW1
Cartoon, a French soldier and a British soldier share a drink of Pinard (cheap wine or plonk), enjoying a break from fighting. Date: 1916

Cartoon, They don t have any in Germany, WW1
Cartoon, They don t have any in Germany. Allied soldiers celebrate with a drink of Pinard (cheap wine or plonk), happy to think that its not available in Germany

Prohibition Stunt
During the Prohibition era in the U.S.A. drinkers had to go to great lengths to think of new and ingenious ways and places to hide their booze! Date: 1930s

Hiding Prohibition Booze
A young woman up a step ladder demonstrates the enormous lengths people went to to hide their bootleg booze during the Prohibition in the U.S.A.! Date: early 1930s

Raising a Toast - Can Can Dancer and smart gent
Can Can Dancer (performing on a chair, somewhat precariously!) and smart gent raising a Toast ! Date: 1905

Drunken Gentleman requesting a clove off a Policeman
Drunken Gentleman in multiple stages of disarray requests a clove from a London Policeman in order to disguise (fat chance!) the evidence that he has been boozing. Date: circa 1890s

Duty-free Cigarettes and Alcohol - Norway
Two women and a man pose on the deck of a Norwegian ferry boat wit their duty free spirits and cigarettes. Following WW2 there was still considerable rationing of food and drink in the UK

Prohibition Raid
Customs officials of the motor boat Marjorie seizing bottles of contraband champagne off Mont Auk Point, Long Island, New York, U.S.A. during the Prohibition. Date: 16 December 1929

Booze Snooze
Two men in leather jackets, one of them with his hat over his face, take a nap on a cross Channnel ferry, perhaps having had too much booze on their cruise!

Stale Beer Dive 1891
This underground stale beer dive on Mulberry Steet Bend, New York isn t fancy but it is cheap, and thats what counts for the boozy clientele

Couple Boozing 1823
PERFECT FELICITY A couple of drinkers in their element with glasses of booze and bottles in either hand

Booze for Dad / Snow 1910
Little boy with large bottle of wine: - Its for Dad, but if he leaves any, you can have some

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