Date: | 1964 |
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Description: | Fundraising booth of the United Temperance Movement of Wisconsin at the Wisconsin State Fair. At that booth one could purchase soft drinks, milk, and "fir... |
Date: | 1914 |
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Description: | Card from Madison Dry League pledging support to those who seek to eliminate saloons in the city of Madison. The organization's slogan was, "A happy, sober... |
Date: | 1918 |
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Description: | A cartoon drawing of the statue of liberty with her hands in the air and her torch falling towards the ground. Below her are six men pointing guns at her.... |
A Popular Speaker Sways Opinion |
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Discover the connection between P.T. Barnum and the 1853 statewide referendum on liquor sales. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Case of soda pop bottles shipped by the Kurth Company of Columbus, Wisconsin during prohibition, 1920-1933. (Museum object #1994.77.1) |
Read about the brewing industry, the temperance movement, and the effects of prohibition in Wisconsin. |
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