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HTML

<div class="container">
  <div class="item">
    <div class="img-wrapper">
      <img src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1275/8407/files/slimer_79b77a4e-547a-4ba0-ad4f-831ec15d53aa_800x800.jpg?v=1481846919" alt="">
    </div>
    <div class="excerpt-wrapper">
      <p>ghostbusting since 1938</p>
      <p>ghostbusting since 1938</p>
      <p>ghostbusting since 1938</p>
      <p>ghostbusting since 1938</p>
      <p>ghostbusting since 1938</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="item">
    <div class="img-wrapper">
      <img src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1275/8407/files/100x100_800x800.png?v=1481762241" alt="">
    </div>
    <div class="excerpt-wrapper">
      <p>ghostbusting since 1938</p>
      <p>ghostbusting since 1938</p>
  </div>
</div>

CSS

.container {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

.item {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  width: 300px;
}

.item,
.img-wrapper {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
}

img {
  max-width: 100%;
}

.img-wrapper {
  /* flex-grow: 1; */
  flex-shrink: 0;
  height: 269px;
  width: 291px;
  justify-content: center;
}

.excerpt-wrapper > p {
  margin: 0;
}