Prohibition-era
When alcohol banned
Prohibition-era describes the period in American history from 1920 to 1933 when the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcohol was constitutionally banned.
As a modifier, it evokes speakeasies, bootleggers, and gangsters like Al Capone: a Prohibition-era cocktail bar, Prohibition-era organized crime.
The term often carries nostalgic or romantic associations with jazz-age rebellion.
Post-WWI American decade
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- bootleggerIllegal liquor trafficker
- Eighteenth AmendmentConstitutional alcohol ban
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
repeal · Roaring Twenties · WCTU · bathtub gin · rum runner · moonshine · jazz age · gangster
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
- racketeerOrganized crime participant
Chicago · gangland · Tommy gun · bribery · corruption · hijacking · moonshiner · syndicate
Twenties unconventional young woman
- jazz clubLive improvisational music establishment
- CharlestonSouthern Atlantic port city
- bobbed hairShort, even-length coiffure
- cigarette holderTube for smoking elegantly
cocktail culture · secret bar · password entry · hidden door · nightlife · cabaret · underground party · bootleg whiskey
Quality from past eras
- sepiaReddish-brown pigment
- pinstripe suitLined formal business attire
- fedoraSoft creased felt hat
- flapper dressFringed 1920s women's garment
exposed brick · velvet curtain · brass fixtures · phonograph · period costume · newsboy cap · suspenders · pearl necklace
1920s
Post-WWI American decade
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- bootleggerIllegal liquor trafficker
- Eighteenth AmendmentConstitutional alcohol ban
temperance · repeal · Roaring Twenties · WCTU · bathtub gin · rum runner · moonshine · jazz age · gangster · organized crime
Al Capone
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
racketeer · Chicago · gangland · Tommy gun · bribery · corruption · hijacking · moonshiner · syndicate · turf war
flapper
Twenties unconventional young woman
- jazz clubLive improvisational music establishment
- CharlestonSouthern Atlantic port city
- bobbed hairShort, even-length coiffure
cigarette holder · cocktail culture · secret bar · password entry · hidden door · nightlife · cabaret · underground party · bootleg whiskey · hip flask
vintage
Quality from past eras
- sepiaReddish-brown pigment
- pinstripe suitLined formal business attire
- fedoraSoft creased felt hat
flapper dress · exposed brick · velvet curtain · brass fixtures · phonograph · period costume · newsboy cap · suspenders · pearl necklace · fringe dress
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