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Liquor Collection (#9)

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Background imageLiquor Collection: Up the main street of a valley town, Gilroy, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Up the main street of a valley town, Gilroy, California, 1938. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Up the main street of a valley town. Gilroy, California

Background imageLiquor Collection: Cider-Making in Devonshire - Laying the Fruit, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Cider-Making in Devonshire - Laying the Fruit, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Cider-Making in Devonshire - Laying the Fruit, 1850. Interior of...the pound-house, a building which contains the pound, the cider-press

Background imageLiquor Collection: Fond of Sake (Sakezuki), from the series 'Eight Views of Favorite Things of Today... c. 1801/02

Fond of Sake (Sakezuki), from the series "Eight Views of Favorite Things of Today... c. 1801/02
Fond of Sake (Sakezuki), from the series "Eight Views of Favorite Things of Today (Tosei kobutsu hakkei)", Japan, c. 1801/02

Background imageLiquor Collection: Cider-Making in Devonshire - Collecting the Grass-Fruit, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Cider-Making in Devonshire - Collecting the Grass-Fruit, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Cider-Making in Devonshire - Collecting the Grass-Fruit, 1850. The earliest dropping of the apples takes place about the middle of August

Background imageLiquor Collection: Scene at the Grand Review at Versailles, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Scene at the Grand Review at Versailles, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Scene at the Grand Review at Versailles, 1850. Military review in France, held near St. Cyr, and involving French and British troops

Background imageLiquor Collection: Daring Leap in the Dining-Room of the White Hart Hotel, Aylesbury, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Daring Leap in the Dining-Room of the White Hart Hotel, Aylesbury, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Daring Leap in the Dining-Room of the White Hart Hotel, Aylesbury, 1850. Mr. Charles Symonds, of Oxford, offered to bring a grey horse of his upstairs and lead him round the table

Background imageLiquor Collection: Heating Sake with Maple Leaves (Kanzake momijigari), no. 9 from a series of 12 prints... c.1716/35

Heating Sake with Maple Leaves (Kanzake momijigari), no. 9 from a series of 12 prints... c.1716/35
Heating Sake with Maple Leaves (Kanzake momijigari), no. 9 from a series of 12 prints depicting parodies of plays, c. 1716/35

Background imageLiquor Collection: Osteria - Playing at Bowls - Rome, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Osteria - Playing at Bowls - Rome, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Osteria - Playing at Bowls - Rome, 1850....a scene to be always met with at the petty inns or the wine-shops of the Trastevere - the game of Bowls

Background imageLiquor Collection: Wine Cellar with Men Playing Cards, 18th century. Creator: Gerrit Dou

Wine Cellar with Men Playing Cards, 18th century. Creator: Gerrit Dou
Wine Cellar with Men Playing Cards, 18th century

Background imageLiquor Collection: The Vintage of the Grapes of the Vine, from the Blockbook Apocalypse, 1465-70. Creator: Unknown

The Vintage of the Grapes of the Vine, from the Blockbook Apocalypse, 1465-70. Creator: Unknown
The Vintage of the Grapes of the Vine, from the Blockbook Apocalypse, 1465-70

Background imageLiquor Collection: Wine Chest, c. 1940. Creator: Leonard Battee

Wine Chest, c. 1940. Creator: Leonard Battee
Wine Chest, c. 1940

Background imageLiquor Collection: Kristiania Bohemians I, 1895. Creator: Edvard Munch

Kristiania Bohemians I, 1895. Creator: Edvard Munch
Kristiania Bohemians I, 1895

Background imageLiquor Collection: The Day After, 1894. Creator: Edvard Munch

The Day After, 1894. Creator: Edvard Munch
The Day After, 1894

Background imageLiquor Collection: The Day After, 1894. Creator: Edvard Munch

The Day After, 1894. Creator: Edvard Munch
The Day After, 1894

Background imageLiquor Collection: Jimmy's Liquor Sign

Jimmy's Liquor Sign
Tom Windeknecht

Background imageLiquor Collection: Armenia, Yerevan, Yerevan Noy Brandy Company, Brandy distillers since the 19th century

Armenia, Yerevan, Yerevan Noy Brandy Company, Brandy distillers since the 19th century, high angle view above Argishti Street

Background imageLiquor Collection: Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Tequila for sale in a shop in Play del Carmen Mexico

Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Tequila for sale in a shop in Play del Carmen Mexico

Background imageLiquor Collection: Apparel - 'Habitant de la Paroisse de Wingåker'. Man in costume in full figure

Apparel - "Habitant de la Paroisse de Wingåker". Man in costume in full figure
Apparel - "Habitant de la Paroisse de Wingaker". Man in costume in full figure. (c1800s)

Background imageLiquor Collection: N.C. Co. General Store, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown

N.C. Co. General Store, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
N.C. Co. General Store, between c1900 and 1916

Background imageLiquor Collection: Woman preparing tarasun, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Woman preparing tarasun, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Woman preparing tarasun, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats

Background imageLiquor Collection: Gold-Mining Worker. A Spirtonos, or Alcohol Smuggler, Imprisioned for Selling Alcohol... 1904

Gold-Mining Worker. A Spirtonos, or Alcohol Smuggler, Imprisioned for Selling Alcohol... 1904
Gold-Mining Worker. A Spirtonos, or Alcohol Smuggler, Imprisioned for Selling Alcohol at the Mines, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954)

Background imageLiquor Collection: 'The English legacy'. The English Diplomatic Corps. (c1850s) Creator: Fritz von Dardel

"The English legacy". The English Diplomatic Corps. (c1850s) Creator: Fritz von Dardel
"The English legacy". The English Diplomatic Corps. (c1850s)

Background imageLiquor Collection: Messrs. Allsopp and Sons pale-ale brewery at Burton-on-Trent, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Messrs. Allsopp and Sons pale-ale brewery at Burton-on-Trent, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Messrs. Allsopp and Sons pale-ale brewery at Burton-on-Trent, 1862. [This] establishment...[has] attained a world-wide celebrity. Messrs

Background imageLiquor Collection: The International Exhibition: mediaeval claret-jug by Messrs. Hardman and Co... 1862

The International Exhibition: mediaeval claret-jug by Messrs. Hardman and Co... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: mediaeval claret-jug by Messrs. Hardman and Co. of King-William-street, Strand, 1862. We this week engrave...a claret-jug of very rich appearance

Background imageLiquor Collection: The International Exhibition: Group of porcelain articles by Sir James Duke and Nephews, 1862

The International Exhibition: Group of porcelain articles by Sir James Duke and Nephews, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Group of porcelain articles by Sir James Duke and Nephews, 1862. Ceramics in antique style which have...as a centrepiece a large vase of an Etruscan character

Background imageLiquor Collection: Still Life with Herring, Wine and Bread (image 1 of 2), 1647. Creator: Pieter Claesz

Still Life with Herring, Wine and Bread (image 1 of 2), 1647. Creator: Pieter Claesz
Still Life with Herring, Wine and Bread (image 1 of 2), 1647

Background imageLiquor Collection: Iakutsk: State Wine Monopoly, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown

Iakutsk: State Wine Monopoly, 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown
Iakutsk: State Wine Monopoly, 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

Background imageLiquor Collection: In a Kachin yurt. While preparing 'araga' (wine), 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown. In a Kachin yurt

In a Kachin yurt. While preparing "araga" (wine), 1904-1917. Creator: Unknown. In a Kachin yurt
In a Kachin yurt. While preparing "araga" (wine), 1904-1917. National Library of Russia

Background imageLiquor Collection: The Slidell and Mason Case argued at the American Bar - from a sketch by our special artist, 1862

The Slidell and Mason Case argued at the American Bar - from a sketch by our special artist, 1862. When the first intelligence reached here of the capture of Slidell and Mason

Background imageLiquor Collection: Quinquina Dubonnet Aperitif

Quinquina Dubonnet Aperitif Elegant woman hold of bottle of Fancy liquor at the Café. Jules Chéret (May 31, 1836 – September 23)

Background imageLiquor Collection: New York, Long Island, Macari Vineyards and Winery, store display

New York, Long Island, Macari Vineyards and Winery, store display

Background imageLiquor Collection: Summer drinks

Summer drinks
Dina Belenko

Background imageLiquor Collection: 20084114

20084114
BULGARIA Melnik. Display of wine bottles barrel and containers outside shop. Store Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Adventure Explore Recreation Leisure Sightseeing Tourist Attraction Tour Melnik

Background imageLiquor Collection: 20083935

20083935
BULGARIA Veilko Tarnovo Display of wine bottles outside wine shop. Store Travel Tourism Holiday Vacation Adventure Explore Recreation Leisure Sightseeing Tourist Attraction Tour Veliko Tarnovo

Background imageLiquor Collection: Meeting of the British Association at Birmingham:...a paper on the geology of the district, 1865

Meeting of the British Association at Birmingham:...a paper on the geology of the district, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of the British Association at Birmingham: the secretary of the Valley Field Club reading a paper on the geology of the district, 1865. 'Hunger and thirst level all distinctions

Background imageLiquor Collection: En voilà un genre agréable!.. 1842. Creator: Honore Daumier

En voilà un genre agréable!.. 1842. Creator: Honore Daumier
En voila un genre agreable!.. 1842. Monsieur s'amuse a lire le soir et il s'endort, quand il se reveille il prend son livre, a quatre heures il revient de son bureau il me demande son volume

Background imageLiquor Collection: The Court Jester Otto Kyhl, 1727. Creator: Johann Salomon Wahl

The Court Jester Otto Kyhl, 1727. Creator: Johann Salomon Wahl
The Court Jester Otto Kyhl, 1727

Background imageLiquor Collection: Niels Fischer;Portrait of a Man, 1917. Creator: Niels Hansen

Niels Fischer;Portrait of a Man, 1917. Creator: Niels Hansen
Niels Fischer;Portrait of a Man, 1917

Background imageLiquor Collection: A poor woman waiting for a mug of beer in a farmhouse, 1852. Creator: Julius Exner

A poor woman waiting for a mug of beer in a farmhouse, 1852. Creator: Julius Exner
A poor woman waiting for a mug of beer in a farmhouse, 1852

Background imageLiquor Collection: West Jutland, 1900-1907. Creator: Hans Smidth

West Jutland, 1900-1907. Creator: Hans Smidth
West Jutland, 1900-1907. (Vestjyder uden for hokeren)

Background imageLiquor Collection: A Peasant Giving his Son Something to Drink, 1781. Creator: Peter Cramer

A Peasant Giving his Son Something to Drink, 1781. Creator: Peter Cramer
A Peasant Giving his Son Something to Drink, 1781

Background imageLiquor Collection: The Temptations of Saint Anthony, 1647-1649. Creator: David Teniers II

The Temptations of Saint Anthony, 1647-1649. Creator: David Teniers II
The Temptations of Saint Anthony, 1647-1649

Background imageLiquor Collection: Still life. Breakfast Piece in a Stone Niche, 1640-1649. Creator: Jan Hendricksz van Zuylen

Still life. Breakfast Piece in a Stone Niche, 1640-1649. Creator: Jan Hendricksz van Zuylen
Still life. Breakfast Piece in a Stone Niche, 1640-1649. Earlier ascribed to Jan Hendricksz van Zuylen (1613 - 1644)

Background imageLiquor Collection: Antoine Lumiere inspecting grape harvest, n.d.. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Antoine Lumiere inspecting grape harvest, n.d.. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Antoine Lumiere inspecting grape harvest, n.d

Background imageLiquor Collection: Man at table with pipe and mug under 'Pabst - Milwaukee' sign - C.C. Jones, between c1890 and c1910

Man at table with pipe and mug under "Pabst - Milwaukee" sign - C.C. Jones, between c1890 and c1910. [The Pabst Brewing Company was founded in 1844]

Background imageLiquor Collection: Asia, East Asia, Taiwan; bottles of traditional rice and fruit liqueur

Asia, East Asia, Taiwan; bottles of traditional rice and fruit liqueur

Background imageLiquor Collection: Greek Cuisine. Traditional Meze (Starter) Cretan Dakos with a glass of Ouzo

Greek Cuisine. Traditional Meze (Starter) Cretan Dakos with a glass of Ouzo. Barley Rusk with Feta, Olives, Tomato and Oregano

Background imageLiquor Collection: The Chamarel Rum factory. Chamarel, Black River (Riviere Noire), Mauritius, Africa

The Chamarel Rum factory. Chamarel, Black River (Riviere Noire), Mauritius, Africa




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"Liquor: A Global Journey Through Spirits and Traditions" Embark on a spirited adventure through the diverse world of liquor, from the bustling streets of London's Southwark to the sunny shores of Barbados. In England's vibrant capital, indulge in a hearty meal at Manze Pie and Mash Shop, savoring a plate of traditional pie and mash accompanied by the iconic "liquor" sauce. Venturing across continents, discover Cockspur Rum hailing from the Caribbean paradise of Barbados. Immerse yourself in its rich history as you sip this smooth elixir that embodies the essence of tropical bliss. Travel eastward to Latvia's enchanting city, Riga, where an enticing aroma lures you into a local Balzams liquor shop. Here lies the famous Riga Black Balzams - an exotic liqueur with centuries-old recipes steeped in Baltic tradition. In Asia's vibrant Vietnam, Saigon beckons with its intriguing offerings. Explore a store brimming with curiosities and stumble upon snake wine – an ancient elixir believed to possess medicinal properties. Experience Vietnamese culture like never before as you witness this unique libation firsthand. Crossing oceans once more brings us to Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. Marvel at a replica Samuel Adams beer barrel that pays homage to America's brewing heritage while reminding us of our forefathers' passion for craftmanship and quality libations. Transport yourself further south to Havana Vieja in Cuba where rows of glasses glisten atop bars adorned with fresh ingredients awaiting transformation into refreshing mojito cocktails by skilled bartenders who are masters at their craft. Journey back in time to Washington D. C. , 1922 during Prohibition when revenue agents confiscated bootleg liquor amidst fervent efforts to curb alcohol consumption. Witness this pivotal moment that shaped American history while reflecting on society's complex relationship with spirits.