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A Great Russian Victory. Series K. No 1
This poster discusses Russia's recent government enforced prohibition, highlighting how citizens saved money by not drinking while acknowledging the state's lost alcohol revenue. It argues that such government intervention succeeded in Russia and…
Alcohol and Citizenship
The poster puts a lot of emphasis onto the citizens of the nation. Without citizens resisting harmful supposedly then the nation will fall. This type of writing makes the reader very motivated to actually push towards banning alcohol.
Alcoholic Dogs Had more Feeble and Defective Puppies.
In this poster it shows a graph of dogs that were feed alcohol compared to dogs that did not. The dogs that were given alcohol only 17% of their puppies survived compared to dogs that did not drink 90% of their puppies lived.
Drinkers' Children Developed More Slowly
The poster features two comparative graphs tracking teething across three groups: abstainers, moderate drinkers, and frequent drinkers.
Top graph, cut teeth by eight months:
72% of abstainers’ children had cut teeth by eight months
66% of…
Hand and Hand Feeblemindedness and Alcoholism
The poster presents two pie graphs with manipulated data:
Graph 1: Percentage of 250 "feebleminded" children with alcoholic parents
Graph 2: Percentage of 100 "normal" children with alcoholic parents
By using unequal sample sizes (250 vs. 100),…
The American issue (Westerville, Ohio), February 18, 1920
Uncle Sam showing off to other countries about Prohibition and how it’s benefiting the States. He even calls the United States "Dryola," the clean spot on the entire globe, since it doesn’t have the stain of alcohol within its borders.
The American Issue, July 19, 1912
The text above the image reads, "Health Hint for Hot Weather- Don't Drink Beer - City Board of Health."An image of three young kids on the summer porch. The older sister is holding the youngest sibling in her arms, and the other brother is sitting…
The American Issue, April 9, 1915
During World War I, Britain enacted the Defense of the Realm Act (DORA), which partially prohibited alcohol for soldiers by limiting pub hours, reducing alcohol percentages, and restricting supply. This was due to concerns that soldiers were drinking…
The American Issue, August 1, 1913.
A mother clutches her two children, staring at their ruined home. She looks ragged and worn down. Their gaze falls on a sign reading, "46% of wrecked homes coming to the attention of this court wrecked by DRINK - Judge Gemmel, Domestic Relations…
The American Issue, August 15, 1913
A young boy surrounded by many different types of liquor blocking his path to success. He is dwarfed in size by the many different bottles who are determined to stop him from achieving his victory in having a good life.