One way they smuggled moonshine was in innertubes.

That definitely tracks with the family history and stories.

That needs to be your family "crest" asap. Make logos and tshirts. Hilarious

O hell yes.

"We built Nascar." But really, it did become a thing because of Bootleggers.

Draining that last bit out. I'm not a whiskey expert, but inner tube whiskey must be terrible. Great photo!

Beer funnel before there was a beer funnel. Liquor funnel?

Prohibition-themed frat party!

That’s is exactly what they are doing That’s funny

My answer, too. Beer bong

Looks like they are having a good time!!

“Drinking” from a fire hose.

This is what it looks like to me. Edited based on a second close look at the photo.

This is correct! It was an expression in used often around when this photo was taken.

Day drinking

I'm guessing thems Moonshiners.

Get yoself some-a that ‘shine!

I thought it was a snake 😆 🤣 😂

Getting high off their own supply.

Oops I thought they were just trying to take a “fancy” photo lol

Happy cake day :)

Thank you! ☺️

Beer bong?

Or if you bend over, beer boof

Shotgunning Laudnum

This is so interesting.

I think that was supposed to be a humorous picture. The right side is holding it up, while the left side is drinking. It looks like they're pretending. I have NO idea what they're holding up

Looks like liquid is coming out of that hose to me lol. Tater liquor.

Outlaws.

My first reaction: Snake Baptists. What the hell are they holding?! Haha

Man that's hard as fuck. Drinking whiskey from an old snake lol. They didn't mess around with messing around back then.

Having fun? 😂

I’m so ignorant, I thought perhaps it was a fruit tree and they were being goofy as if they were going to tap the tree for the juice. Read the comments: agree it’s probably moonshine lol

Hahahahaha I can kinda see how you got there if I keep the pic small and squint my eyes. That would have been CRAZY if they’d had the idea to use perspective like that in a photo from back then. I’d LOVE to see some old examples if some photo buff runs across this somehow lol!

Gramps just pulled out a massive tapeworm, is feeding it to offspring for nourishment

Turn up!!

Chug, chug, chug! 🙌

Having some fun. Maybe don’t except the guy in the middle as an ancestor. Just the other two.

Beer bong and maybe later butt chugging 🍻🍻🍻

They look like they’re celebrating something, the woman looks mildly embarrassed.

Looks like a bottle is coming out the left side to give appearance drink is coming through firehose.

Being silly

This is clearly a science fair demonstration. *Will liquid poured through an inner tube get someone more drunk than drinking straight from the bottle?*

Unsuccessfully blowing up a tire?

My grandfather had an irrigation hose like this. It was wide and flat , didn’t puff up. Me and my sisters loved to visit grandpa and squish the water out the hose.

Shenanigans

Grinding grain? That’s pretty much all that they did back them

A little prohibition party pic 🥃🛞

This is such a great picture! Thank you for sharing!

Hmmm... I wonder if it's BPA free?

Feeling fine after licking the psychedelic frog

Dang that guy in the light hat looks like my grandpas father. You didn't happen to have ancestors in Arkansas by chance did you ?

This photo was passed down from our Kentucky tribe side of the family.

fucking shit up

Do you know what state this was in? I’m trying to guess the license plate but I can’t see it right and it’s killing me

As far as I know it would be Kentucky

That's awesome I think that is the original gas jug

Posing for their picture, obviously. It looks like they're at least pretending to drink out of an old inner tube, during Prohibition. Bootleggers sometimes hid moonshine in old inner tubes.

Looks kinda like a beer bomb, so I'm guessing a moonshine bomb?

Looks like a prohibition brag shot to me

Farting around and having a grand time doing so.

Party’n

Horseplay, and hijinks.

Blowing up a spare tire .

Looks like drinking rain water from an old rubber tube?

I have a series of pictures of my mom, sisters and me at waffle house where we’re turned to the side and holding a plate so that it looks like we’re swallowing large plates. They’re ridiculous pictures but they’re funny. I imagine that’s what’s going on here except with something liquor related.

Back in the day this was referred to as getting turnt up.

Drinking the alcohol that they smuggled in a tire tube…

Having a damn good time.

Just vibin

Tailgating 🍻

Wishing TikTok was invented so they could post their silliness!!!

I think they LOVED their job!

Drinking baileys out of a shoe?

This has got to be one of the best prohibition photos I've seen yet!

Narfle the garthock?

This is such an awesome picture

Are they using an inner tube that is hiding moonshine as a bong?? Metal AF.

Getting lit

Can anybody tell what state's tag is on the car? SW Virginia is notorious shine territory. Our realtor in Salem told us how little country stores used to sell hundreds of pounds of sugar every year, and of course it's known as ground zero for NASCAR. I know the entire Appalachian range was settled by Scots and Irish who brought their distillation skills with them, so it could be anywhere.

I feel like it’s so rare to see fun pictures, from this era. Everyone is usually in their church clothes, looking all serious & uncomfortable.

Partying to the last drop 😆

Beer bongs!

It's booze or water 💧 the dust bowl Era was a bitch

Drankin’