The Titanic Carried 1503 People. Series E No. 40
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Title
The Titanic Carried 1503 People. Series E No. 40
Subject
This poster used the Titanic tragedy to shock viewers by comparing its deaths to alcohol related fatalities. It claimed alcohol kills an equivalent number of people every eight days, employing fear tactics to discourage drinking. This reveals the extreme methods prohibitionists employed to scare people into sobriety.
Description
The poster shows an image of the Titanic with a shocking caption below:
"DRINK CARRIES OFF 1,503 MEN AND WOMEN EVERY EIGHT DAYS IN THE YEAR. ONE MAN IN EVERY SEVEN AND A HALF WHO DIES IN THE UNITED STATES LOSES HIS LIFE AS THE DIRECT OR INDIRECT RESULT OF DRINK. NO MAN NEED DIE OF ALCOHOL-CAUSED DISEASE."
(Estimates based on E.B. Phelps' The Mortality of Alcohol, 1911)
"DRINK CARRIES OFF 1,503 MEN AND WOMEN EVERY EIGHT DAYS IN THE YEAR. ONE MAN IN EVERY SEVEN AND A HALF WHO DIES IN THE UNITED STATES LOSES HIS LIFE AS THE DIRECT OR INDIRECT RESULT OF DRINK. NO MAN NEED DIE OF ALCOHOL-CAUSED DISEASE."
(Estimates based on E.B. Phelps' The Mortality of Alcohol, 1911)
Creator
The American Issue (Westerville, Ohio)
Source
HathiTrust
Publisher
University of Michigan
Date
1913
Rights
Public Domain
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Newspaper Image with Text
Identifier
OwnerID: 13510798896850504-22 / Seq: 18
Coverage
Prohibition
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Poster comic
Physical Dimensions
6 x 9 in
Files
Collection
Citation
The American Issue (Westerville, Ohio), “The Titanic Carried 1503 People. Series E No. 40,” Visuals of Prohibition, accessed September 28, 2026, https://www.prohibition-visuals.leadr.site/items/show/14.