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Temperance Rebus
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Rebus from the National Temperance Advocate, 1884-1886 p.207. Solution is: "What harm can there be in a glass of beer? None, my man, in one or two. 'Tis harmless and you're safe unless the glass of beer should get inside you."
1885
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Prohibition vs. License
1884
Two drawings illustrating a hyperbolic comparison between a society which permits drinking of alcoholic beverages and one that does not.
One View of Milwaukee
1909
Depicts an overweight man wearing a bowler hat drinking beer directly from a barrel. In the background beer steins are littering the ground. The caption at the bottom reads: "One view of Milwaukee,...
W.J. Bryan Political Cartoon
1900
A political cartoon during the presidential campaign depicting W.J. Bryan repainting a sign with the word "imperialism".
Greeting Card of Man Walking Down Street
Caricature of man smoking a cigar while walking down the street. He is about to fall in a open manhole. Caption reads "If Nothing Happens I'll Be With You Soon."
Smokey Bear with Sign
Cut-out of Smokey Bear standing next to a sign that reads: "Mr. Sportsman..Thanks for helping prevent forest fires. Smokey."
Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleveland Front Cover Cartoon
August 11, 1892
Political cartoon for presidential campaign. Pro-Benjamin Harrison, anti-Grover Cleveland. Shows "John Bull" (Cleveland was labeled "The English Candidate") in Cleveland's corner along with his Vic...
