Prohibition Plates

The year was 1922, and the nation was during a great social experiment. Prohibition had just taken effect, making the production and sale of alcohol illegal. But as often happens when things are forbidden, people found ways to get around the law. Speakeasies sprang up all over the country, secret clubs where one could imbibe in secret, often in the company of glamorous flappers and dapper gents.
It was a time of excess and indulgence, of wild parties and flashy fashion. And at the center of ...