Prohibition

See folder 1983-49/50 for details.

Louisville's oldest jazz musician at the time of the interview (he was 85). Information about his career, Louisville nightlife during the 1920s, Prohibition, African American community and social conditions in Louisville during the 1920s.

Louisville's oldest jazz musician at the time of the interview (he was 85). Information about his career, Louisville nightlife during the 1920s, Prohibition, African American community and social conditions in Louisville during the 1920s.

Born in 1907 in Coal Creek, Tennessee, Leon C. Guy discusses his early life in Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina; farming, hunting, trapping, and fishing; mining and working in a factory; prohibition and the racial situation before World War II.

Life in the 1920's. Hensfeld comments on the KKK, the Red Scare, Prohibition and his personal observations.

See folder 1983-49/50 for details.

Interview one of several with people active in distilling whiskey during Prohibition.

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Mr. and Mrs. Schmitt discuss their personal history including life in Louisville in the early 1900s; what they remembered about WWI, the KKK, Prohibition and numerous other topics.

The interview records the history of Vendome Copper and Brass Works as remembered by Tom Sherman, president of the company. Vendome was established in the early 1900s by Elmore Shermon, Sr., primarily to fabricate equipment for the distilling industry. The interview focuses on the four generations of the Sherman family who have owned and managed the business and discusses the evolution of the business from its early success in the 1910s, its immense challenges during Prohibition (1920-1933) and its various ups and downs since the repeal of Prohibition. It touches on customers, employees and their training, and how the company has adopted to the changing needs and requirements of the distilling industry and the other industries it serves. It provides personal anecdotes of Tom Sherman’s over fifty years with the business and addresses why Vendome has successfully outlived all its competitors.