Here's a clip of 1920s footage illustrating America's Prohibition era. 

U.S. Customs officials seize illegal booze from a cargo ship during Prohibition. A truck full of alcohol passes in front of the camera. 

During a raid on bootleggers, police lead men out of a building and into the back of paddy wagons. 

Journalist Adela Rogers St. Johns speaks against Prohibition and the 18th Amendment. 

Josephine Baker, all dressed up at a party, throws confetti into the air. Two men in tuxedos have fun at a party. Baker dances in her banana skirt. Flappers surround an older man wearing a tuxedo, showering him with kisses and adulation. 

Alcohol is poured into a glass. A bar is stocked with lots of liquor bottles.