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On this day in 1933, prohibition in the United States ended. Here is a British Movietone report showing a shipment of legal drink arriving in Los Angeles. Thirsty Los Angeles folk lend willing hands at the dock with a shipment of legal drink and taste it. Crates lowered over the side onto the quay. Band in the foreground. Crowds of women seated on trucks drawing the boxes waving bottles and all singing “Happy Days are Here Again“. People are seated at a bar drinking. Panning shot along a row of bottles on a shelf. Close shot of a bartender shaking a cocktail shaker. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. You can license this footage for commercial use through AP Archive - the story number is BM2690. Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: Tumblr: Instagram:
