Temperance Movement Collection (#3)

IRELAND: CORK, 1890. Tower near Cork, Ireland, commemorating temperance leader Father Theobald Mathews reception in England. Engraving, English, 1890

THEOBALD MATHEW (1790-1856). Irish priest and temperance leader. Engraving, English, 1890

CARRY NATION (1846-1911). Nee Moore. American temperance agitator. Photographed, c1905

SBLOOMER SONGSHEET, 1857. The New Costume Polka. American songsheet cover dedicated to Mrs. Lydia (correctly, Amelia) Bloomer, 1857

TAROT CARD: TEMPERANCE. Temperance (Economy). Woodcut, French, 16th century

POLICE CARTOON, 1874. Jewels Among Swine. American newspaper cartoon by Thomas Nast, 1874, commenting on the arrest of temperance activists in Cincinnati, Ohio

BLOOMER CARTOON, c1851. Progress of Bloomerism, or a Complete Change. An English cartoon, c1851, by John Leech on Amelia Bloomers full-trousered costume

TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, 1874. A speaker at a temperance meeting held on the stage of the saloon owned by Harry Hill, 1 March 1874. Contemporary American wood engraving

TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, 1874. Revenge is Sweet. Cartoon of a man telling his wife that since whiskey sales have dropped because of the temperance movement, the government will begin taxing tea

ELLEN STONE (1846-1927). American missionary and member of the Womens Christian Temperance Union. Photograph, c1911

TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, c1907. Mr. Peck - You Shock Me. Posed stereograph of a man drinking and a woman reaching for his glass, c1907

TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, c1906. Harold signs the pledge not to drink another drop, as a woman looks on. Stereograph, c1906

TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, 1911. Lillian Stevens (1844-1914) and Anna Adams Gordon (1853-1931), members of the Womens Christian Temperance Union. Photograph, 1911

LILLIAN LAWRENCE (1868-1926). American actress, posing as Temperance. Photograph, c1899

TEMPERANCE, 1874. The Bottle Imp. American cartoon by Frank Bellew, 1874

CARRY NATION (1846-1911). American temperance agitator. Cartoon from the Utica, NY, Saturday Globe, 1901

CRUIKSHANK: TEMPERANCE. From the Bar to the Gin Shop to the Bar of the Old Bailey It Is But One Step. Etching, 1848, by George Cruikshank from his series, The Drunkards Children, Plate V

TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT: U. S. A. Lithograph, American, 1894
TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT: U.S.A. Lithograph, American, 1894

TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, 1847. Fearful Quarrels, and Brutal Violence, Are the Natural Consequence of the Frequent Use of the Bottle. Etching, 1847, by George Cruikshank

TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, 1847. Cold, misery, and want, destroy their youngest child. They console themselves with the bottle. Etching, 1847, by George Cruikshank

CRUIKSHANK: TEMPERANCE. Unable to Obtain Employment, They Are Driven by Poverty into the Streets to Beg, and by This Means They Still Supply the Bottle

TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, 1879. No one left to hold up the lamp-posts. American cartoon, 1879

Postcard of a Chicago Temperance Parade in 1908. Chicago, Illinois, USA, Postcard of a Chicago Temperance Parade in 1908

I Do Not Drink. Do You Obstainja Postcard. ca. 1935, Miss Temperance, four year old, Dorothy Johnson, seeks volunteers

The Bottle has Done Its Work--It Has Destroyed the Infant and the Mother, It Has Brought the Son
CRUIKSHANK: TEMPERANCE. The Bottle has Done Its Work--It Has Destroyed the Infant and the Mother, It Has Brought the Son and the Daughter to Vice and to the Streets

(1794-1851). American temperance and food reformer. Wood engraving, 19th century
SYLVESTER GRAHAM (1794-1851). American temperance and food reformer. Wood engraving, 19th century

A young man explaining that he drank alcohol only as a medicine. Wood engraving from The Temperance Tales by Lucius M
TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, 1848. A young man explaining that he drank alcohol only as a medicine. Wood engraving from The Temperance Tales by Lucius M. Sargent, published at Boston, Massachusetts in 1848

From the Gin Shop to the Dancing Rooms, from the Dancing Rooms to the Gin Shop
TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, 1848. From the Gin Shop to the Dancing Rooms, from the Dancing Rooms to the Gin Shop, the Poor Girl is Driven on that Course which Ends in Misery : etching, 1848

The Drunkards Children: Between the Fine Flaring Gin Palace and the Low Dirty Beer Shop
TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, 1848. The Drunkards Children: Between the Fine Flaring Gin Palace and the Low Dirty Beer Shop, the Boy Thief Squanders and Gambles Away His Ill-Gotten Gains

Carry Nation in a pitched battle over temperance with a bartender, each side using passages from the Bible
CARRY NATION CARTOON, 1901. Carry Nation in a pitched battle over temperance with a bartender, each side using passages from the Bible. American newspaper cartoon, 1901

Neglected by Their Parents... They Are Led to the Gin Shop : etching, 1848, by George Cruikshank from his series
CRUIKSHANK: TEMPERANCE. Neglected by Their Parents...They Are Led to the Gin Shop : etching, 1848, by George Cruikshank from his series, The Drunkards Children, Plate I, on the evils of drink

Engravings by John Warner Barber, 1826
DRUNKARDs PROGRESS, 1826. Engravings by John Warner Barber, 1826

Temperance Crusade, 1874
TEMPERANCE CRUSADE, 1874. American cartoon, 1874

Between the Fine Flaring Gin Palace and the Low Dirty Beer Shop, The Boy Thief Squanders & Gambles Away Hils Ill-Gotten
TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT, 1848. Between the Fine Flaring Gin Palace and the Low Dirty Beer Shop, The Boy Thief Squanders & Gambles Away Hils Ill-Gotten Gains : etching, 1848

Pity the poor saloon-keepers! Cartoon commenting upon the severity of the New York City Excise Law
NEW YORK: EXCISE LAW, 1878. Pity the poor saloon-keepers! Cartoon commenting upon the severity of the New York City Excise Law. Line engraving, American, 1878

The Drunkards Progress, showing nine steps beginning with A glass with a friend, and ending with Death by suicide
DRUNKARDs PROGRESS, 1846. The Drunkards Progress, showing nine steps beginning with A glass with a friend, and ending with Death by suicide. Hand-colored lithograph by Kelloggs and Thayer, 1846

CARTOON: TEMPERANCE, 1884. Foster and the Army of Cranks. Cartoon characterizing the temperance movement as bigoted, hypocritical, and anti-immigrant. Line engraving, American, c1884

OJIBWA CHIEF, 1850. Kah-Ge-Ga-Gah-Bowh, the Ojibwa chief, sketched during the temperance meeting at Drury Lane Theatre, London, England. Wood engraving, 1850

TEMPERANCE VOTER, c1896. The temperance voter, characterized by his drink of choice, ice water. Cartoon engraving, American, c1896

TEMPERANCE MEETING, 1854. Total abstainers meeting in Sadlers Wells Theatre, London, England. Line engraving, 1854, after a drawing by George Cruikshank

TEMPERANCE MEETING, 1877. Sunday afternoon temperance meeting. Wood engraving, American, 1877

TEMPERANCE, 1869. The temperance pledge. Wood engraving, American, 1869

SEVEN VIRTUES: TEMPERANCE. Engraving after a pen drawing, 1560, by Peter Bruegel the Elder. The Latin motto at the bottom reads

FIVE POINTS MISSION, 1865. Thanksgiving dinner at the Five Points Ladies Home Mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church in New York City. Wood engraving, American, 1865

TEMPERANCE RALLY, 1853. Procession of the London Temperance League, in Lincolns Inn Fields

TEMPERANCE, c1880. A praying band of women temperance activists praying in the street outside a saloon from which they have been locked out, c1880. Contemporary line engraving

NEAL DOW (1804-1897). American temperance advocate. Wood engraving, American, 19th century

AMELIA BLOOMER (1818-1894). Nee Jenks: Bloomers full-trousered costume that came to bear her name. Wood engraving, 1851

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The temperance movement of 1887 in Kalamazoo, Michigan was a powerful force that aimed to combat the devastating effects of alcohol abuse. One striking image from this era is the "Devils Toboggan Slide, " a temperance broadsheet published in the same year. This vivid illustration depicted the downward spiral individuals faced when succumbing to alcoholism. Another poignant portrayal came in the form of an American cartoon by the Anti-Saloon League in 1917. Titled "Daddy's In There, " it emphasized how children were often left as victims of their parents' alcohol abuse, highlighting the urgent need for change. Even earlier, during the 1830s, Deacon Giles's Distillery became a target for temperance activists through clever cartoons and satire. These illustrations aimed to expose and condemn such establishments for fueling intemperance within society. In addition to visual representations, various forms of media played significant roles in promoting temperance ideals. For instance, lithographs like Nathaniel Currier's "THE BLOOMER COSTUME" from 1851 showcased women dressed modestly and actively engaged in advocating for sobriety. Women also played instrumental roles as campaigners against intemperance. A colorful lithograph captured American women attacking a saloon during one such campaign – an empowering display of unity against alcohol's destructive influence. The fight against intemperance extended beyond national borders as well. An engraving titled "La Croisade Des Femmes Contre L Intemperance Aux Etats-Unis" highlighted international efforts by women crusading against excessive drinking. One notable example demonstrating individual commitment occurred on U. S. Highway 99 near Hanford, California in 1939. Dorothea Lange captured an image showing a member of a committee erecting signs denouncing alcohol along this major roadway – symbolizing their determination to spread awareness and promote abstinence.