The American Issue, November 7, 1913
Dublin Core
Title
The American Issue, November 7, 1913
Subject
This comic depicts the American flag tarnished by smoke from alcohol factories, its purity ruined. The message is clear that alcohol undermines national values by corrupting drinkers into degeneracy. It further implies that a nation of drunkards reflects collective failure a people squandering both morality and money on intoxication.
Description
The comic is of an American flag being flown above many alcoholic exhausts which tarnish the flag. Staining the flag with alcoholic desire instead of the glory it used to have.
Creator
The American Issue (Westerville, Ohio)
Source
Library of Congress.
Publisher
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library, Urbana, IL
Date
November 7, 1913
Rights
Public Domain
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Front comic of newspaper
Identifier
Library of Congress Control Number: sn2008060406
Coverage
Prohibition
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Newspaper front comic
Physical Dimensions
9.04 × 12.90 in
Files
Collection
Citation
The American Issue (Westerville, Ohio), “The American Issue, November 7, 1913,” Visuals of Prohibition, accessed September 28, 2026, https://www.prohibition-visuals.leadr.site/items/show/21.