Smoking saloon of the steamship Wellamo II

The ship's interior, with carpeted floors, small square tables with leather-upholstered Chesterfield armchairs and a bar counter with bottles. There are two women behind the counter.

The luxurious feel of the Wellamo II tobacco saloon suggests first class. Finland’s alcohol prohibition did not extend to ships sailing abroad, and so the bar features bottles that one could only get on land for a lot money and through the right connections. The photo is from 1927.

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