History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale gleams the passion of former days. ~Winston Churchill

18 January, 2012

Drinks!

I think it's time for a drink.


Two women in high fashion drinking outdoors (very naughty for the time!), UK. 1934. Source



Sailors drinking with girls at the local pub, UK, 1940. Source



Actress Shelley Winters having a beer with miners, US, 1950. Source



A French man drinking a glass of wine, France, 1952. Source



Men and women drinking beer on the street in Durham, England, 1949. Source



Men drinking on the street on a lunch break, NYC, 1946. Source



A cat sips the beer of a sleeping man at a downtown bar in NYC, 1947. Source



Soldiers, sailors, and women war workers having a beer together, UK, 1939. Source



College students drinking punch at the Minot Fraternity Dance, North Dakota, US, 1941. Source



Drinking beer at an inner tube floating party, Wisconsin, US, 1941. Source



University students drinking a toast at the start of a celebration, Prague, 1947. Source



Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany, 1955. Source



American soldiers drinking champagne to the accompaniment of a strolling violinist at a basement nightclub in Brussels, Belgium, 1945. Source



Airmen of the 8th Air Force Bomber Command drinking scotch and soda as they relax during off time at the aerodrome, UK, 1942. Source



An automatic liquor machine (!), Germany, 1931. Source



Newly released prisoners of war relaxing and drinking beer on the Tokyo Express, Japan, 1947. Source



Exuberant drinking on the street during the V-J Day celebrations in Chicago, 1945. Source


One man pouring beer into another's glass outside the brew house, UK, undated. Source



Anglican priest drinking in a pub, London, UK, 1949. Source



Students drinking in the fraternity kitchen, US, 1948. Source



A model drinking champagne, Dallas, 1939. Source



A young woman drinking the remaining champagne at a party, UK, 1939. Source



A group sipping drinks at a sidewalk cafe, Paris, 1949. Source



A few too many. Australia, 1930s. Source



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