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William Makepeace Thackeray cartoon drawing

a funny cartoon drawing by the famous writer William Makepeace Thackeray, 1862?

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Franz Von Stuck, 1909? "Young Bacchus" see full size

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Ronald Searle

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"Delightfully smoky aftertaste" Ronald Searle

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Mabel Dwight see full size

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Walter Schnackenberg

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Heinrich Zille see full size

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1963 Schlitz beer

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London as it Is 1832, children's gin statistics

1832 London statistics for the busiest gin shops on Mondays was
Men 3146, Women 2189, Children 686 ... the child customers
for gin were probably sent by adults.

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1832 London statistics for alcohol "Men not infrequently drink each from
two to three gallons of porter in one day." (a dark beer) "... many drugs
are employed to adulterate porter - Quassia, Copperas, Gentian,
Capsicum, Coculus Indicus, Grains of Paradise,
Yew Tops and tobacco ..."

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"The Grog Shop" some 1834 facts of life, from a children's schoolbook

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an article about USA prohibition, from a 1916 sugar industry
trade publication: "A large percentage of all intoxicating liquors,
whiskeys, brandies, wines, beers, and ales represent only a chemical
re-arrangement of sugar. When a drinker stops taking alcoholic
beverages, or even cuts down on them, he must and does
use more sugar ..."

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photograph of an ice holder & a shaker, 1930s?

an ice holder and a shaker, 1930s?

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David Downton

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a John Gilbert illustration for Dickens

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an Enoch Bolles illustration of dark beer for Judge magazine, 1922

an Enoch Bolles illustration for Judge magazine, 1922

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the "Peacock Lounge"

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a K Thylmann illustration 1916, drunken town party

a local celebration by K. Thylmann, 1916

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a Thomas Fluharty illustration of a tipsy couple in a bar

a Thomas Fluharty caricature illustration

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pen & ink by A. Bork, the thirsty hangover

a thirsty hangover by A. Bork      see full size

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a Bernie Fuchs illustration of a mug of beer

a Bernie Fuchs illustration

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Max Velthuijs, 1967      see full size

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a John Bauer illustration, 1912?

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cold beer, or is that England?

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four panels from a monthly Little Annie Fanny story in 1960s Playboy Magazine by artist Will Elder

four panels by artist Will Elder, from a monthly Little Annie Fanny story in 1960s Playboy Magazine ... at that time Playboy used the USA's top writers, photographers and illustrators. 1950s MAD's old comic artists were hired to produce Little Annie Fanny including Harvey Kurtzman, who I was privileged to meet in the 1970s

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