Temperance picket signs.
Title
Temperance picket signs .
Creator
Thomas, Jean, 1881-1982 (collector)
Description
A woman in a long dress with a sign reading 'Dry ' pinned to her shoulder stands in the street with three children , holding as placard reading "Don't let the Saloon have a chance at us. " The woman may be Jean Thomas , and the messages indicate that she supported the Temperance movement to ban the sale of alcoholic beverages ; Temperance principles were enacted into law in the United States during Prohibition (1920-1933) . Title supplied by cataloger .
Subject
Signs (Notices) Women Children Temperance Prohibition Demonstrations
People Pictured
Thomas, Jean, 1881-1982
Date Original
190-? - 191-?
Object Type
Negatives
Source
4 x 5 in. b&w safety negative. Item no. 1979.33.1003 in the Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman, Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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Collection
Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman, Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/jthom/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULPA 1979.33.1003
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