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The boy stood on the burning deck
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | Cartoon shows Senator Simeon D. Fess as a young boy, wearing a sailor suit and a hat labeled "A.S.L.," standing on the deck of a burning ship flying a flag reading "The Good Ship Prohibition," while all of his mates jump overboard. The caption is a line from the popular poem, Casabianca, by Felicia Hemens, about a boy who refused to abandon a burning ship because his father had told him to stay. By 1930, many people had concluded that Prohibition was a failure and should be repealed. Senator Fess, Chairman of the Republican National Committee and a spokesman for the Anti-Saloon League, insisted on aligning the Republican Party with the dry forces, even after the Democrats made notable gains in the Congressional elections of 1930. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Prohibition--United States--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Hemens, Felicia--1794-1835. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Fess, Simeon D.--(Simeon Davidson),--1861-1936. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Anti-saloon League of America--1930-1940. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
