Temperance

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Title

Temperance

Subject

Temperance; Propaganda;

Description

The Temperance Collection contains photographs and illustrations used for informational, entertainment, and propaganda purposes during the 1830s and the 1840s. It was the Temperance Movement, which urged the moderation of alcohol and eventually lead to the 18th Amendment in the 1920s. Collected, preserved, and digitized from the print Temperance Collection at the CAS Library, the digital collection contains about 200 images and 250 pdfs.

Publisher

Rutgers University Libraries

Rights

These items are protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use them in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

Collection Items

American Association for the Cure of the Inebriates: Proceedings of the Second Meeting held in New York, November 14th and 15, 1871
A copy of the minutes, reports, and essays of the Second Meeting of the American Association for the Cure of the Inebriates

The Original Washingtonians
Print captioned "The Original Washingtonians," showing a group of men seated at a table, drinking alcohol. From The Liquor Problem in All Ages.

The "unlicensed" robber vs. the "licensed" robber
Print of two images. The upper image is captioned "The Unlicensed Robber. Highwayman: 'Your money OR your life!" and depicts a robbery at gunpoint. The lower image is captioned "The Licensed Robber. Rumseller: 'Your money AND your life!" and depicts…

Signing the Crusade Pledge
Print captioned "Signing the crusade pledge," and showing a group of men preparing to sign the pledge while a group of women look on. From The Liquor Problem in All Ages.

The New York State Inebriate Asylum
Image of the first inebriate asylum in the world from the book "The history of the first inebriate asylum in the world" written by its founder; an account of his indictment, also a sketch of the Woman's National Hospital, by its projector.

Centennial Temperance Volume cover
Cover of Centennial Temperance Volume: A Memorial of the International Temperance Conference, held in Philadelphia, June, 1876.

Portrait of Annie Wittenmyer
Portrait of Annie Wittenmyer from Centennial Temperance Volume: A Memorial of the International Temperance Conference, held in Philadelphia, June, 1876.

Portrait of Mary Burt
Portrait of Mary Burt, Secretary of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, from Centennial Temperance Volume: A Memorial of the International Temperance Conference, held in Philadelphia, June, 1876.

Cider barrel.
Print captioned "A Shadow of 'Ye Olden Time' and showing a cider barrel beneath a tree. From The Liquor Problem in All Ages.

Temperance Movement book cover
Cover of Temperance Movement: or The Conflict Between Man and Alcohol.
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